Empty Chairs is a story about creating community
Empty Chairs was first published in June 2019 as a gift to my friends when I left Shanghai. It is based on a true story about making friends, eating together and building community.
Written as if it were a children’s story, this book tells how one girl (and the boy she loved) made space in their lives to open their home each week to eat with others and in doing so built something no one expected. The story is illustrated beautifully by the actual people who came to supper on Mondays and ate at her table.
What's the story behind book Empty Chairs?
The book Empty Chairs is based on the true story of my friends in Shanghai and you can read about that here. All the images on the pages of the book Empty Chairs are painted or sketched on two particular Mondays by the people who came to supper.
Blurb from the back cover of Empty Chairs
What do you do when your heart’s full of love but your table has empty spaces? The girl in this story faced just that and had a grand idea that reached across her city. We never learn the girl’s name, we never learn the name of the city, but perhaps it doesn’t matter. This is a true story. And, perhaps, it could also be your story.
Where can I buy the book Empty Chairs?
You can buy the book from Amazon here (paperback or kindle edition), or from most online book retailers.