PROSPEROS CELL: GUIDE TO THE LANDSCAPE AND MANNERS OF THE ISLAND OF CORFU PB A – LAWRENCE DURRELL

Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu. In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written. New York Times In his youth, before he became a celebrated writer and poet, Lawrence Durrell spent four transformative years on the island jewel of Corfu, fascinated by the idyllic natural beauty and blood-stained ancient history within its rocky shores. While his brother Gerald collected animals as a budding naturalist – later fictionalised in My Family and Other Animals and filmed as The Durrells in Corfu – Lawrence fished, drank and befriended the local villagers. After World War II catapulted him back into a turmoiled world, Durrell never forgot the wonders of Corfu. Prospero s Cell is his magical evocation of the blazing Aegean landscape, brimming with memories of the places and people that changed him forever. Cannot be bettered … A classic … His words still evoke the magical qualities of the island. Telegraph Some writers reinvent their language; others the world. Durrell did both. Andre Aciman Invades the reader s every sense … Remarkable. Victoria Hislop These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell. Elif Shafak Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean. Richard Holmes Corfu could not have found a fitter chronicler. Daily Telegraph A charming idyll … Delightful. Sunday Times