Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories

Shirley J.                    Adult Non-Fiction                    8 stories from Gerald Durrell's life adventures

Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories by Gerald Durrell   208 pages

I love Gerald Durrell's stories.   He tells everything so elegantly and so amusingly.  I love his take on life, no matter what the situation, he finds the funny and lets the reader in on the laughs.   He is never unkind, he merely looks at every situation with the eye of a scientific observer mulling the essence of whatever situation and commenting so wittily he will have you laughing out loud.   The repartee between Gerry and his family is like ambrosia.   So full of meaning yet spoken subtly but with the magnanimity of royalty.   His tales are delights to read, particularly about his family but tales of friends and acquaintances are just as much fun to picture in your mind.   What a life he has led!   I recommend this book to middle schoolers on up especially to PBS fans who may have seen the show about Gerald and his family's life in Greece, The Durrells of Corfu.