	Book Title: Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories
	Desc: In these eight stories, which feature the author himself, naturalist Durrell contrasts human and animal behavior. The title story shows how the author's widowed mother cleverly stops her meddlesome children from trying to get her remarried. ''Retirement'' aims for profundity with the sudden death of a retiring sea captain but becomes silly. ''The Jury,'' about a hangman in Paraguay haunted by his victims.
	Author Name: Gerald Durrell
	Reference Number:156
	ISBN: 8187671734
	Number of Pages: 174
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