CHARLES Montgomery will be signing copies of his book on December 2 from 10am to 1pm at Once Read book shop at 4 High Street, Crediton.

"Chancing the Light" is his first collection of poetry to be published and contains poems written during his time as a medical student and in the early years of his training in psychiatry in Bristol.

Charles has spent the last 20 years working as a Consultant Psychiatrist based in Exeter.

He lives locally and is married with two sons.

His poetry includes themes of time, loss and fleeting moments of contact drawn from his own life experiences and his work as a psychiatrist.

A number of his poems have appeared in journals and magazines and Charles was a runner-up in the National Poetry Competition.

"Chancing the Light" can be purchased from Once Read (ISBN 978-1-9997169-0-5) priced at £5. Charles will be donating 50 per cent of the sale of each book to a local children’s nursery, chosen by Jim Thatcher of Once Read.