by Margaret Durrell (Author), Margaret Durrell (Author)
*With a foreword from Gerald Durrell* In 1947, returning to the UK with two young children to support, Margaret Durrell starts a boarding house in Bournemouth. But any hopes of respectability are dashed as the tenants reveal themselves to be a host of eccentrics: from a painter of nudes to a pair of glamorous young nurses whose late-night shifts combined with an ever-revolving roster of gentleman callers leading to a neighbourhood rumour that Margo is running a brothel. Margo's own two sons, Gerry and Nicholas, prove to be every bit as mischievous as their famous Uncle Gerald - and he himself returns periodically with weird and wonderful animals, from marmosets to monkeys, that are quite unsuitable for life in a Bournemouth garden.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 15 Mar 2018
ISBN 10: 0241982812
ISBN 13: 9780241982815
Book Overview: A witty and engaging memoir from Margo Durrell, sister of Gerald, in which she tells her side of the story.