{"product_id":"prosperos-cell","title":"Prosperos Cell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile his brother Gerald collected animals as a budding naturalist - later fictionalised in \u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Animals \u003c\/i\u003eand filmed as \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu \u003c\/i\u003e- Lawrence fished, drank and befriended the local villagers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter World War II catapulted him back into a turmoiled world, Durrell never forgot the wonders of Corfu. \u003ci\u003eProspero''s Cell \u003c\/i\u003eis his magical evocation of the blazing Aegean landscape, brimming with memories of the places and people that changed him forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Cannot be bettered ... A classic ... His words still evoke the magical qualities of the island.'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Some writers reinvent their language; others the world. Durrell did both.''\u003c\/b\u003e André Aciman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Invades the reader''s every sense ... Remarkable.''\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Hislop \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.'' \u003c\/b\u003eElif Shafak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.'' \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Holmes  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Corfu could not have found a fitter chronicler.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A charming idyll ... Delightful.'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57311736889726,"sku":"NW9780571362387","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571362387.jpg?v=1778511883","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/prosperos-cell","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}