Memoirs from the Shadow Chair

Memoirs from the Shadow Chair is collection of short stories, each one different from the last. Best enjoyed with a cup of tea, while curled in your own chair.

Every chair has a story. Professor Douglas Patterson's has been listening for forty years. After a long and fascinating career in psychiatry, Douglas retired, hoping for rest, travel and a little peace. Instead, he found himself with a study full of memories and a chair that creaked when empty, sighed when the lights were low and, on occasion, whispered.

Throughout his life, Douglas has been a collector of stories. Some came from behind the psychiatrist's door, others from chance encounters with strangers; all with something extraordinary to tell.

Within this book is a compelling collection of short stories, gathered over decades and reimagined through fiction. Tales in which the familiar turns strange, the improbable becomes reasonable and reality is never quite what it seems.

Some will make your heart lift. Others may leave you wondering. A few might stay with you you long after you've turned the final page.

So, put the kettle on. Find somewhere comfortable. Let the evening gather at the window.

The Shadow Chair is waiting...