The Whispering Land

The sequel to A Zoo in My Luggage, The Whipering Land is the story of how Durrell and his wife's zoo-building efforts at England's Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight-month safari in Argentina for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in the Argintine, from ocelots to penguins, fur seals to parrots, Durrell captures the landscape and its inhabitants with his signature charm and humor. This is a book that animal lovers of all ages will enjoy.