Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.`In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.` New York TimesIn 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.While his brother Gerald collected animals as a budding naturalist - later fictionalised in My Family and Other Animals and filmed as The Durrells in Corfu - Lawrence fished, drank and befriended the local villagers.After World War II catapulted him back into a turmoiled world, Durrell never forgot the wonders of Corfu. Prospero`s Cell is his magical evocation of the blazing Aegean landscape, brimming with memories of the places and people that changed him forever.`Cannot be bettered ... A classic ... His words still evoke the magical qualities of the island.` Telegraph`Some writers reinvent their language; others the world. Durrell did both.` Andre Aciman `Invades the reader`s every sense ... Remarkable.` Victoria Hislop `These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.` Elif Shafak`Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.` Richard Holmes `Corfu could not have found a fitter chronicler.` Daily Telegraph`A charming idyll ... Delightful.` Sunday Times