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Rosy Is My Relative

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Rosy Is My Relative

By: Gerald Durrell
Narrated by: Elliot Chapman
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Written with Gerald Durrell's usual sharp eye for observing humour in any situation, Rosy Is My Relative will delight fans both old and new.

At the age of thirty, Adrian Rookwhistle's life hasn't quite turned out the way he'd have hoped. Working an unfulfilling job as a clerk in the city and living under the tyranny of his fearsome landlady, he can't help but think that there is more to life.

However, all of this suddenly changes when he receives a curious letter from his dying uncle who has bequeathed him £500 and an elephant by the name of Rosy who has a seemingly unquenchable thirst for liquor. At a loss of what to do with his unexpectedly gargantuan – and rarely sober – inheritance, Adrian sets forth on a journey believing to have the answer to his dilemma; he'll give her away to the circus.

Together Adrian and Rosy carve a trail of destruction through the peaceful countryside of southern England, meeting a curious cast of misfits along the way. Drunk or sober, Rosy spreads chaos in her wake, until the full weight of the law finally catches up with her . . .

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I was so excited to find Rosy is my relative on audible. this charming story of an inherited elephant with major issues with alcohol and all the quirky human characters brought me so much joy as a 10ish year old and listening to it now is bringing me just as much joy. Rosy is part of what's helping me survive right now and I'm eternally grateful that this production is so good!!

a childhood favourite come to life

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