Whatever Happened to Margot?

 Shirley J.      Adult Non-Fiction               Margot Durrell's life after Corfu, Life as a Landlady

What Ever Happened to Margot by Margaret Durrell   259 pages

This is the story of Margo Durrell after the family left Corfu during WWII, after she grew up, travelled extensively, had two sons, got divorced then became the landlady over a boarding house.   Margo shares her adventures with the many characters who rented rooms from her over the years.   Margo is as good a writer as her younger brother, Gerald Durrell and many of the chapters here will have the reader laughing out loud just like his tales of their family's lives in Corfu did.   Margo portrays herself in real life just as Gerald did, open minded, funny, animal lover and often a little ditzy but a beautiful, kind hearted soul with a deep compassion and empathy for her fellow humans and animals.   This is a fun book.  I do so love the Durrell family and there are plenty of tales including the family as well as the wacky eccentricities of her tenants.  Lovely book.   I recommend this to anyone who is as infatuated with the Durrell family as I am and anyone looking for good laughs playing voyeur to Margot's cavalcade and oft times circus of memorable people and situations.  Never a dull moment.   Middle schoolers on up would enjoy this story I think.