Gerry’s owl, Ulysses, on the roof. Rain begins. He does not fly away.

After a chaotic first year on Corfu, the Durrell family faces a new threat: the impending war in Europe. While Louisa fights to keep her crumbling villa standing, her four wild children fall into first loves, dangerous ideals, and impossible choices between returning to England or staying on their paradise island.

“Better a battlefield with olive trees than a drawing room in Bournemouth.”