{"product_id":"9780571362387","title":"Prospero's Cell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile his brother Gerald collected animals as a budding naturalist - later fictionalised in \u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Animals \u003c\/i\u003eand filmed as \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu \u003c\/i\u003e- Lawrence fished, drank and befriended the local villagers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter World War II catapulted him back into a turmoiled world, Durrell never forgot the wonders of Corfu. \u003ci\u003eProspero's Cell \u003c\/i\u003eis his magical evocation of the blazing Aegean landscape, brimming with memories of the places and people that changed him forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cannot be bettered ... A classic ... His words still evoke the magical qualities of the island.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Some writers reinvent their language; others the world. Durrell did both.'\u003c\/b\u003e André Aciman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.'\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Hislop \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.' \u003c\/b\u003eElif Shafak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Holmes  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Corfu could not have found a fitter chronicler.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A charming idyll ... Delightful.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Durrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48250439925812,"sku":"9780571362387","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/0320\/4404\/files\/BNCImageAPI_62d618d6-c3ad-4824-a9bf-cf03134655e6.jpg?v=1787976258","url":"https:\/\/wanderingalbatrossbooks.com\/products\/9780571362387","provider":"Wandering Albatross Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}