This books is very short but Looe Island is so small that I was surprised that there was so much to write about it!
The book is a bit dull in places but it is comprehensive and covers the island's monastic past, possible visit by Joseph of Arimithea and Jesus to purchase lead, its subsequent use by smugglers and farmers and its purchase in 1964 by two sisters from Surrey - Evelyn (Attie) and Roselyn (Babs) Atkins. There are some photos but they are in black and white and aren't very clear.
The book starts with an account of the last few days of Babs Atkins' life, which is very sad. She died in 2004 and bequeathed her beloved island to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. She is buried on Looe Island. Evelyn wrote two books about their life on Looe Island - We Bought an Island, which was published in 1976 and its sequel Tales from our Cornish Island, which was published in 1986. Evelyn died in 1997.
Islands covered - St George's or Looe Island 5/10
Looe Island from Hannafore
Island House
Smuggler's Cottage
Looe Island Ferry
Babs Atkins' grave in a peaceful spot on Looe Island
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