The Durrells In Corfu Based On What Book. Free uk p&p over £10, online orders only. This afternoon you'll visit mouse island, a tiny isle in the bay south of corfu town that featured prominently in gerald's most notable book, my family and other animals.
To order a copy for £7.64 (rrp £8.99) go to bookshop.theguardian.com or call 0330 333 6846. Join david for a walking tour of corfu old town, including sites of historical interest and relevance to the durrell family. The short answer is yes, the itv show is an adaptation of the book my family and other animals which was written by the youngest of the durrell family, gerald.
The tour is based on a true story… one can say with certainty, that the island of corfu is a magnificent place.”the paradise” that durrells’ family fell in love with when they moved in back in the 1930’s still exists here and will be revealed to you as an alternative approach, away from the areas of mass tourism.
Gerald’s own tortoise was called achilles. Zany as they seem, the durrells and their friends on corfu are based on real people. To order a copy for £7.64 (rrp £8.99) go to bookshop.theguardian.com or call 0330 333 6846. Maybe that’s why, 10 years later, gerry altered the facts about larry’s.