Whatever Happened to Margo?

3.5 Kocham rodzinę Durrellów poznaną w książkach autofikcyjnych Geralda Durrella. Trylogia z Korfu to idealna pozycja na wakacje, a w ciągu reszty roku na smutki. O mamo, ile razy parskałam na nich śmiechem. Bardzo warto obejrzeć też serial na postawie tej historii zrealizowany przez BBC. „Co się stał......more

I found this peculiarly unengaging. Despite the witty stories of my Family and Other Animals written by Gerald Durrell, and the fine writing of brother Lawrence,one shouldn't assume that all members of the family are going to be equally as gifted autobiographers. There is a lot of material in this au......more

This was quite enjoyable to begin with but I lost interest about halfway through and I confess I did not finish it. It was too repetitive and self aware for my liking, but considering she did not have a lot of practice at writing, it was a commendable memoir. It was nice to see another Durrell's per......more

Margaret Durrell's memoir was originally published in 1995, and I suspect that it's because of the very popular and successful TV show The Durrells that this has now been re-published and re-jacketed. There's been a huge surge in interest in the Durrell family over the past few years, and anyone who......more

If you are a fan of the BBC production of The Durrells of Corfu, this book is a must read. Margo, the daughter from the series, writes a memoir about her English “guest house” which she opened after returning to her homeland after her divorce with her two boys. Setting out to open a residence for th......more