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    Beasts in My Belfry
    Beasts in My Belfry
    Beasts in My Belfry
    Audiobook5 hours

    Beasts in My Belfry

    Written by Gerald Durrell

    Narrated by Rupert Degas

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Beasts in My Belfry is the wonderfully funny memoir about Gerald Durrell’s time at Whipsnade Zoo and his experiences as a young zookeeper. Following the Second World War, Durrell joined Whipsnade Zoo as a junior keeper—an opportunity that fulfilled a lifelong dream. Thanks to Rupert Degas’s brilliant voicing, which captures all of Durrell’s charm and wit, the listener can enjoy being taken behind the scenes of one of the world’s very first zoos. This is a delightful portrait of the animals who lived there and those who looked after them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9781781982341
    Beasts in My Belfry
    Author

    Gerald Durrell

    <p><b>Gerald Durrell</b> was a naturalist and author of memoirs based on his life with — and love for — animals. He founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Durrell Wildlife Park on the isle of Jersey.</p>

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    • 5/5
      A must read! Such a beautiful story. It is funny, informative and moving. Helps you emphasize with and respect the wildlife even more.
    • 5/5
      Vividly recounted Jerry’s first job at a zoo. Lovely storytelling.
    • 5/5
      Fascinating information and humorous and stirring of my and I anticipate many others our desire to care for the animals near and far from us
      Thank you
      Gillian
    • 5/5
      The reader is marvellous and the material fascinating. A good read.