{"product_id":"menagerie-manor-9780143038535","title":"Menagerie Manor","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMenagerie Manor\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to delight fans of Durrell's beloved classic \u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Animals, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was the inspiration for \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon Masterpiece PBS, and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo, the Manor of Les Augres, on the English Channel island of Jersey. With the help of an enduring wife, a selfless staff, and a reluctant bank manager, the zoo grows, and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoo's unusual animal inhabitants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Durrell\u003c\/b\u003e was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925. A student of zoology, he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the Channel Island of Jersey. He wrote many books about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being \u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Animals, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu. \u003c\/i\u003eHe passed away in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409729786130,"sku":"9780143038535","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a776b9a4-2ebc-4d2f-bdb8-3b95b76a1f31.jpg?v=1729293110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/menagerie-manor-9780143038535","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}