In 1969, young John Lister-Kaye went to live and work with author and naturalist Gavin Maxwell on his "White Island" (Eilean Ban) in Scotland. Sadly, shortly after Lister-Kaye's arrival, Maxwell died and their joint projects had to be abandoned.The White Island is a memoir of Lister-Kaye's time on M...
Endearingly earnest account of grand old man of Scottish nature Lister Kaye's adventures with his youngest child, Hermione. Frog spawn is nurtured into tadpoles, fledgings are rescued and mostly raised to adulthood, life lessons are learned. It's worthy if a little old fashioned. There is one event ...