Marrying Off Mother: And Other Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559702133 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 197 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. . From Publishers Weekly Eight droll stories--linked only in that they may or may not have happened to Durrell--told with the cleverness and wit of an accomplished after-dinner raconteur
A collection of short stories by a world-renowned naturalist and author of My Family and Other Animals introduces an eccentric cast of characters including a prize-truffling pig in France and an aging Memphis belle.
Amazon Customer said Disappointing. I was looking forward to reading Durrell again but found some of the stories a bit trying and the references/humour to the creepy priest and choirboys just totally wrong in "Disappointing" according to Amazon Customer. I was looking forward to reading Durrell again but found some of the stories a bit trying and the references/humour to the creepy priest and choirboys just totally wrong in 2016!Disappointingly it all felt a bit silly now.. 016!Disappointingly it all felt a bit silly now.. Four Stars Great book. Sightly Disappointing I had high hopes of being impressed, but the 8 stories fell short of the expectaions created by that fine novel 'My Family and Other Animals'.Yes there are flashes of the Durell humour, but the quality of the writing is sometimes strained - especially apparant in 'Marrying Off Mother' where information about things and people ate given in terse little bites that do not have the charm of a more full-bodied development. Also some of the stories are too improbable for suspension of disbelief, ie. the story