The Seats We Once Filled — A Story of Family, Football & the City That Raised Us
The Seats We Once Filled is a sweeping, emotional journey through five decades of Liverpool life — told through the matchday rituals, heartbreaks, triumphs, and ordinary miracles of one Evertonian family.
From the Holy Trinity to the Dogs of War, from riots to redemption, from the old docks to the last floodlight at Goodison Park, Graham and Sheila live the story of a city that refuses to break. They raise children, bury parents, make neighbours into family, survive loss, fight injustice, and find hope again and again in the same place:
The seat they return to every other Saturday.
This isn’t just a football novel.
It’s a love letter to:
the working-class spirit of Liverpool
the humour that gets us through everything
the families we’re born into
and the families we find in the stands beside us
A story soaked in pyros, chips on County Road, songs that outlive scars, and the blue heartbeat of a club that shapes generations.
By the time the Old Lady’s lights dim for the final time, The Seats We Once Filled becomes exactly what it set out to be:
A celebration of survival, belonging, and the moments — good and bad — that make us who we are.
The Seat Left Empty
“Love, Grief and the rituals that carry us through.”
Set against the backdrop of Goodison Park’s final days. The Seat Left Empty tells the fictional story of Millie and her journey through loss, belonging and the strange ways football holds us together. Rich in Scouse humour, family bonds and emotional truth, this debut novel captures what it means to find connection when everything feels fractured.
Reader Praise:
"Heartbreaking and uplifting all at once - I couldn’t put it down.”
”The football backdrop is perfect, but this is about so much more than the game.”
Joe: One Moment at a Time
“Seeing the world differently is a strength.”
Joe’s story shines a light on resilience, connection and celebrating small victories. Inspired by lived experience in Supported Living, Joe: One Moment at a Time reminds us of the power of patience, acceptance and looking at life moment by moment
Reader Praise:
"A beautiful and important book that gives a voice to those too often unheard”
”Simple, powerful and unforgettable”
COMING SOON
THE HOLLOWS
They call it The Hollows. A place where the broken are buried above ground
Built on monastic stone and noble coin, it sits on the edge of Gracenook like a sore tooth - rotten, throbbing, impossible to ignore.
They say madness drifts in the sea air here. That it curls around chimneys and slips beneath doors. But madness is not in the air. It’s in the silence. In the things they won’t let you say.
They told me I was mad when I screamed at the judge. When I wouldn’t take his hand. When I spoke the truth no man wanted to hear. And now I am here.
I am Eliza Wakefield. And this is my theatre. My cage. My battleground. My story.
And you, dear reader... you will soon be inside The Hollows.