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Fillets of Plaice
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Fillets of Plaice

Autobiographical, Book 12

by Gerald Durrell

Paul Graham
Recommended by Paul Graham

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For fans of the PBS Masterpiece Theater series, The Durrells in Corfuhere's what happened next! After leaving the island of Corfu, Durrell, his mother, his brother Leslie and their Greek maid Maria Kondos moved back to Britain in 1939. It was difficult to find work, especially for a homeschooled boy, but Durrell managed to land a job as a helper...

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Co-founder of Y Combinator; essayist

There is a third volume of Gerald Durrell's Corfu memoirs! So good I'm reading slow to make it last.

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