The Waterstones bookstore at Chesham will host a book signing ceremony for Michael C Richard’s book, ‘Hallucinations and Reality’. This is a memoir about the events that happened at the Island of Mallorca. The book is full of twists and turns that compels the reader to ponder upon the unexpected happenings. The author thinks that not less than 200 years ago, he would have been burnt alive for the accusation of witchcraft and evil magic but he is surprised to know that how medical science has come to those black days of ritual offerings. It is about a holiday that started well on the island but it turned into a nightmare, it rapidly curved out to be a life or death situation as the events started to unfold themselves. However, the readers have to decide about its authenticity. The author, Michael C Richard was born in Cardiff, South Wales. He has worked at the infamous Tiger Bay as he quickly learnt the meaning of word survival.