'Most children at the tender age of six or so are generally full of the most impractical schemes for becoming policemen, firemen or engine drivers when they grow up . . . I knew exactly what I was going to do: I was going to have my own zoo.'
Menagerie Manor is the hugely entertaining account of how much-loved conservationist and author Gerald Durrell fulfilled his lifelong ambition to found his own private sanctuary for endangered species in Jersey with the help of his wife, a selfless staff and a reluctant bank manager.
With a foreword by Lee Durrell, Honorary Director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, this book about the trials and wonders of living in the middle of a zoo is a classic that will continue to bring pleasure to those who grew up reading Durrell, and deserves a whole new readership.
| ISBN: | 9781037401794 |
| Publication date: | 28th May 2026 |
| Author: | Gerald Durrell |
| Publisher: | Bello an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Zoos and wildlife parks: general interest |
'Most children at the tender age of six or so are generally full of the most impractical schemes for becoming policemen, firemen or engine drivers when they grow up . . . I knew exactly what I was going to do: I was going to have my own zoo.'Menagerie Manor is the hugely entertaining account of how much-loved conservationist and author Gerald Durrell fulfilled his lifelong ambition to found his own private sanctuary for endangered species in Jersey with the help of his wife, a selfless staff and a reluctant bank manager.With a foreword by Lee Durrell, Honorary Director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, this book about the trials and wonders of living in the middle of a zoo is a classic that will continue to bring pleasure to those who grew up reading Durrell, and deserves a whole new readership.
Menagerie Manor features in the following genres: Zoos and wildlife parks: general interest
Paperback, Ebook. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. Pre-order. 28th May 2026.
Menagerie Manor was written by Gerald Durrell and published by Bello an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Menagerie Manor has 160 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. Pre-order. 28th May 2026.