When the Islanders of lonely Inisban off the wild Irish Coast rescued a ship’s doctor, Micheal O’Meara, from the sea they decided to keep him prisoner to doctor them, helped by Pegean Myne who was versed in herbal lore.
Alison Blair was spending holidays at her Gran’s cottage on the lonely Dunes island she was happy to meet a girl her own age but then she mysteriously hurried off.
In the sequel, Alison returns to the island with her friends Karen and Julie. They thought the island was deserted but then they hear some strange stories about ghosts haunting the island.
Katya Reynolds, an orphan was being given ballet lessons by famous ballerina Milada Danyushka, and was being held in a house on an island owned by her and her maid Irina. The island was being guarded by fierce swans. Both women seemed to fear being discovered and Katya discovers they are in hiding from two men, so she tries and help them.
Fiona McDonald and her family moved to the island of Rath for her father’s health. Fiona was lonely and was disliked by the island children. Then she found an injured horse in the sea, she called him Neptune and decided keep him secretly on a small island that was connected to the main island, by a causeway at low tide.
During the Second World War, after the ship in which they were on while escaping from Singapore was sunk by Japanese bombers, eight survivors reached a desert island. These were Miss Radcliffe, the head-mistress of a posh boarding school, six of her pupils, and a stowaway called Betty Smith. Betty was the only one of them with any idea how to survive away from civilisation. Miss Radcliffe—a stubborn, snobbish woman-took advantage of Betty and treated her as a servant. Several times Betty had the feeling that they were not the only ones on the island, and that they were being watched.
