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Birds, Beasts and Relatives
- The Corfu Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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The Durrell family returns to the island of Corfu, continuing the story begun in My Family and Other Animals. Already an ardent naturalist at the age of 10, the young Gerald lives in an unconventional and disordered household with his mother, sister, and two brothers. Convivial and open, the family plays host to a constant stream of quirky guests. But for Gerald, the main attraction is the wildlife of Corfu.
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Set in the 19th century against a backdrop of island life and the vast surrounding seas, A High Wind in Jamaica is the gripping story of the Bas-Thornton children, whose parents send them back to England following a hurricane in the postcolonial Caribbean they call home. Having set sail, the children quickly fall into the hands of pirates. As their voyage continues, things take an awful turn
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5 out of 5 stars
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Prose that reads like a Child's Fever Dream
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Egg & Spoon
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Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. Her brothers have been conscripted into the Tsar's army and taken as servants in the house of the local wealthy landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in St. Petersburg - a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena's age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book Ever!!!
- By Kindle Customer2 on 10-15-14
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The Trees
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There came an elastic aftershock of creaks and groans and then, softly softly, a chinking shower of rubbled cement. Leaves calmed and trunks stood serene. Where, not a minute before, there had been a suburb, there was now only woodland standing amid ruins. There is no warning. No chance to prepare. They arrive in the night: thundering up through the ground, transforming streets and towns into shadowy forest. Buildings are destroyed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Post apocalypse with a little bit of magic
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Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure
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Molly Moon returns...and bumps into earlier versions of herself, four of them, to be exact, all kidnapped and transported back in time to nineteenth-century India by Molly's most fearsome nemesis yet, an insane maharaja. Molly foiled his plans once already, by stopping Primo Cell from becoming president of the United States. This time around, the maharaja is determined to alter the course of history. The only thing standing in his way is Molly and her brave pug, Petula.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
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Ring of Bright Water
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'Ring of Bright Water' represents Gavin Maxwell's account of his life at Camusfearna, a remote cottage in the western Highlands, and in particular the two otters, Mijbil and Edal, who became his constant and much-loved companions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Kindness to Creatures Great and Small
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The Summer Book
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In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer - its sunlight and storms - into 22 crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to her grandmother with the care of a new parent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GORGEOUS. FULL OF GRACE. NEEDED THIS.
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The Saturdays
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The four Melendy children live with their father and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, in a worn but comfortable brownstone in New York City. There's thirteen-year-old Mona, who has decided to become an actress; twelve-year-old mischievous Rush; ten-year-old Randy who loves to dance and paint; and thoughtful Oliver, who is just six-years-old.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent for children and adults
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
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Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Kate Atkinson multi-generational story
- By Satisfied Customer on 11-08-18
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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
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Zimbabwe, 2194. General Matsika's three children sneak out of the house on a forbidden adventure and disappear. Immediately,the general calls Africa's most unusual detectives: the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm. Together these three detectives combine their superhuman powers to find the missing children. It's a dangerous mission that leads them from the seedy streets of the Cow's Guts to the swaying top of the Mile-High MacIlwaine Hotel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Amazing premise, decent execution
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When eight-year-old Kirstie brings home a strange egg from the Scottish shore, her family never expects it to hatch. But the next day, Kirstie discovers a baby sea monster swimming in her bathtub! Part horse, part toad, part turtle and part crocodile, he's the oddest-looking creature Kirstie's family has ever seen. Only Kirstie's grandfather knows what the beastie really is: a Water Horse! This lovable creature is the perfect pet. The only trouble is, he can't stop growing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a good book about a sea monster!
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Scribbling the Cat
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When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a "tough bugger". Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: "Curiosity scribbled the cat." Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astonishing
- By G. Robinson on 06-27-04
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The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
- By: Eudora Welty
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat, Jessica Almasy, Victor Bevine, and others
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 226
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This complete collection includes all of the published stories of Eudora Welty. There are 41 stories in all, including those in the earlier collections A Curtain of Green, The Wide Net, The Golden Apples, and The Bride of the Innisfallen, as well as previously uncollected stories.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Too Good For Audio
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A beautifully written, unforgettable novel of a troubled marriage, set against the lush landscape and political turmoil of Trinidad. Monique Roffey's Orange Prize-shortlisted novel is a gripping portrait of post-colonialism that stands among great works by Caribbean writers like Jamaica Kincaid and Andrea Levy. When George and Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England, George is immediately seduced by the beguiling island, while Sabine feels isolated, heat-fatigued, and ill-at-ease.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing.
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Other Voices, Other Rooms
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At the age of 12, Joel Knox is summoned to meet the father who abandoned him at birth. But when Joel arrives at the decaying mansion in Skully's Landing, his father is nowhere in sight. What he finds instead is a sullen stepmother who delights in killing birds; an uncle with the face - and heart - of a debauched child; and a fearsome little girl named Idabel who may offer him the closest thing he has ever known to love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Capote’s coming of age story
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- RedAunt
- 03-05-12
One of my favorites by Gerald Durrell
Nigel Davenport narrates "Birds, Beasts, and Relatives" very nicely, although I was a bit surprised at some of his character voicing, and there was some inconsistency with how the characters were voiced in "My Family and Other Animals".
Overall I believe current Durrell fans and anyone who enjoys well-crafted, very funny stories about 1930s-era family dynamics will enjoy this reading.
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- IMG
- 11-16-17
Another great book.
loved this one as much as the first one. Davenport does an excellent job. Gerald writes with incredible skill and awareness. I can see Corfu from here.
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- Hailey Elliott
- 06-27-19
wonderful listen
Such a sweet, pleasant, intimate story, engaging from start to finish, gentle, lilting, it doesn't really matter if you miss a bit, since it is entirely personal narrative and character driven and not at all plot focused, but I always found myself rewinding if I did miss something, as every moment is a tasty morsel.
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- Rebecca
- 09-07-14
The antidote to stress
I love these little stories in this book, which is a follow up to My family and Other Animals. Set in pre war Greece / Corfu, Gerald Durrell, a boy at the time, describes the exploits and adventures of his eccentric family. Some scenes had me laughing out loud, and the authors powers of description were such that at times i could almost feel the warm Greek sun on my face ................ the perfect antidote to modern day stresses, let yourself be transported in time and place..............
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- Interested
- 06-28-17
Good!
While I did not laugh as much at the characters in this second book I did enjoy listening. It is hard to believe this is "kid lit" because I think adults find the stories quite funny and I think it is at times right over a kid's head. Wonderful writer, wonderful story. Thanks
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- Maggie
- 08-10-18
Enchanting
Gérald Durrel's books are all enchanting.!
I devour each and every one of them avidly!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- M. otting
- 02-25-17
Birds, Beasts and Relatives
The book was more entertaining than the Masterpiece presentation which I thoroughly enjoyed. The sobering ending reflects life.
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- All for Him
- 05-29-21
FUN
I enjoyed the simple and care-free accounts of a curious boy - some quite amusing.
The narrator added to the fun!
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- Peter
- 02-13-12
Incredibly descriptive - it takes you there
Would you consider the audio edition of Birds, Beasts and Relatives to be better than the print version?
No, they are both good in their own way
Who was your favorite character and why?
Spiro , I want to meet him !
What about Nigel Davenport’s performance did you like?
The way he altered his voice for each character
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Picturesque Corfu
Any additional comments?
Really glad you did this one - loved the book and loved the audio book
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- Jean Narozanski
- 11-23-16
Other animals
An old friend of a book that never fails to amuse and delight. a charming story in a time long gone.
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