The Durrells of CorfuAuthor :
Published : Wednesday 28 June 2017
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Simon Nyes TV series, The Durrells, is based loosely on Gerald Durrells Corfu Trilogy and in particular his much-loved bestseller, My Family and Other Animals. These books in turn are based somewhat loosely on actual events. The real-life Durrells went to Corfu at the urging of Lawrence Durrell, who was already living on the island with his wife, Nancy Myers. Their intent was to keep the family together as his mother, Louisa, was drinking heavily and recovering from a breakdown; We can be proud of the way we brought her up, Larry said, only half-jokingly, of the familys subsequent Corfu sojourn.Michael Haags book covers the background to the Durrell familys years in Corfu, including their time in India, where all the children were born, and where their father, a brilliant civil engineer, had died. It recalls the real-life characters the Durrells encountered on Corfu, notably the biologist and poet Theodore Stephanides, and the taxi driver, Spiros Halikiopoulos. And Haag tells the story of how the Durrells left Corfu, including Margos return intent on joining the Greek resistance, and Leslies romance in England with the familys Corfite maid and friend, Maria Kondos. Further chapters cover what happened to the family in later life; here, Lawrence and Gerald Durrells biographies are well known, but little has previously been written of Margo, Leslie and Louisa. Haag has fascinating stories to tell of them all.
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