Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography Summary and Reviews

Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography
by Douglas Botting

Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography
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Author: Douglas Botting
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10-28
ISBN: 0786707968
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Carroll & Graf

Book Reviews of Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography

Book Review: A conservation hero
Summary: 4 Stars

A mammoth book for an equally large individual, in bulk and spirit. Having read Durrell's first books, was equally curious about the author and was not disappointed..looked forward to each page, particularly his expeditions if not his highly personal life with his two wives. His alcohol consumption was simply sad, and even though the author states it may not have affected his work, I wonder what he would have achieved if he had not been looking forward to each drink, beginning in the morning. But he is a hero to me, and has opened up the wonders of Madagascar, and hopefully to the continuing need to perserve its fauna and flora.

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