My readers will want to know if Whispering Island is real, set in the great blue harbour in the story - and if the little cottage on the hills is there still - and the golf-course in the story - and Lucas, who tells the children about the island. Yes, the island is real, and lies in the great harbour, still full of whispering trees. The little cottage on the hills is still there, with its magnificent view and its old well - and Lucas can be found on the golfcourse, nut-brown and bright-eyed, telling stories of the animals and birds he loves so much. I have taken them all and put them into this book for you - as well as the friends you know so well - The Famous Five
