Birds, Beasts and Relatives is a delightful sequel to My Family and Other Animals, based on Gerald Durrell's boyhood on Corfu from 1933 to 1939. This charming autobiography is filled with amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder.

Part coming-of-age story and part nature guide, this book captures the unconventional life of the Durrell family on the sun-drenched, thyme-scented Greek island of Corfu before World War II. Young Gerry, a budding naturalist, is captivated by the fascinating flora and fauna of their adopted home, much to the bemusement of his long-suffering siblings and mother.

Whether it's lamp fishing by night or roving the countryside with his mentor Theodore, Gerry encounters intoxicated hedgehogs, tarantulas, dung beetles, water spiders, and other animals, some of which become the family's very unwanted pets.

This delightful and funny chronicle will enchant readers with its vivid depiction of a young naturalist's life and the wild adventures of the Durrell family.