The Mockery Bird
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Gerald Durrell
The Mockery Bird
London: Collins, 1981.
First printing
Owing something to Evelyn Waugh's Scoop and a bit to P. G. Wodehouse' style, this is an unusual attempt by Durrell to write a satirical novel.
Set on the outer fringes of Empire, a sleepy tropical island becomes the center of a controversy involving a very rare bird and a military airstrip.
All's well that ends well, as you might hope.
Hardcover with jacket.