The White Island

“After Camusfeàrna (the cottage which became world-famous through Gavin Maxwell’s Ring of Bright Water) was burnt to the ground. Gavin Maxwell moved to Kyleakin Island with its lighthouse and cottages. This he described in his last book Raven Seek Thy Brother. The present book tells of subsequent developments on the island.

John Lister-Kaye was invited by Gavin to come to Kyleakin Island for two reasons: first, to help him write a book on British mammals, and secondly to help convert the island into a private zoo for the birds and mammals of the West Highlands. This book describes in detail that venture. it also tells for the first time the story of Gavin Maxwell’s last illness and death. Written by a natural historian, it is a book full of a love of islands and the sea. To the many readers who have enjoyed Gavin Maxwell’s own books, The White Island provides a marvellous sequel to his story.”