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Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Gerald Durrell Play Audiobook Sample

Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: Gerald Durrell
Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Gerald Durrell Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Nigel Davenport Publisher: AudioGO Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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When Mother starts showing an interest in passion-flowers the children decide it is time she got married again.

The romantic island of Corfu is unable to produce many suitable candidates, but there is the 18-year-old who runs the fish stall, Professor Eurpides Androtheomatacottopolous, or the dashing Hollywood actor, Antoine de Vere...

Meanwhile young Gerry is more concerned about the marital affairs of his toads than those of his mother in the title story of this hilarious collection of tales.

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"The humour is classic British. And each story in the collection paints a hilarious shade of laughter every time you return to it. There's no fatigue factor written into these tales, and they are brilliant in their narratives. I'd recommend you read them a hundred times over!"

— Garfield (5 out of 5 stars)

Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories (Unabridged) Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Gerald Durrell can always make me smile - his tales are humorous, lively, and full of wonderful creatures. "

    — Dee, 3/31/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Picked this book off my ReadMe shelf for a bit of light reading in between the Crusades, only to discover I'd already read it -- duh! But I dashed through most of the stories again. Entertaining, but not as good as My Family and Other Animals and other Durrell books. "

    — Kaye, 1/13/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Well Gerry you did it again. I especially liked the story of the kids trying to marry off Mom. "

    — Maureen, 1/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Like his other books I enjoyed this one; while all of the stories are true they are not all first-hand experiences. It was fun trying to figure out which ones were personal. "

    — Anna, 9/27/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Excellent writing. Loved reading it when I was a teenager, and it still love it. Re-read it a few times. "

    — George, 12/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " There's a thread of cynicism in these stories that wasn't present in the earlier books, and I think I'll be sticking to the younger version of Gerry in future. Still, an entertaining afternoon's read. "

    — Meg, 12/22/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " BRILLIANT!!!!!! OHM MY GOD GERALD DURRELL IS BRILLIANT "

    — Giselle, 12/14/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Gerald Durrell's books set in Corfu are really fun to read. This may be my favorite of those. "

    — Avary, 11/12/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Like his other books I enjoyed this one; while all of the stories are true they are not all first-hand experiences. It was fun trying to figure out which ones were personal. "

    — Anna, 8/11/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Gerald Durrell can always make me smile - his tales are humorous, lively, and full of wonderful creatures. "

    — Dee, 3/31/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " There's a thread of cynicism in these stories that weren't in the earlier ones, and I think I'll be sticking to the younger version of Gerry in future. Still, an entertaining afternoon's read. "

    — Meg, 3/5/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Gerald Durrell's books set in Corfu are really fun to read. This may be my favorite of those. "

    — Avary, 3/6/2009