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Jacquie Durrell is the author of two autobiographical accounts concerning her life with Gerald Durrell, Beasts in My Bed, (footnotes by Gerald Durrell) (Collins, 1967), and Intimate Relations, (Collins, 1976). Both of Jacquie Durrell's books are written in the same humorous, light-hearted tone as her husband's own accounts. They have a dry wit and humour, and Beasts in My Bed also features (often deliberately contradictory) footnotes by Gerald Durrell. Her books have been translated into several languages, including Russian, Dutch and Hungarian.
Jacquie Durrell went on a number of animal collecting expeditions with Gerald Durrell and in addition to describing these in her own books, her participation is featured in a number of Durrell's books, including:
- Argentina (1954, 1958) (The Drunken Forest, The Whispering Land)
- Cameroon (1957) (A Zoo in My Luggage - an account of her meeting with the Fon of Bafut Achirimbi II is described here)
- New Zealand-Australia-Malaysia (1961) (Two in the Bush)
- Mexico (1966) (Catch Me a Colobus)
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