THE DOOR MARKED SUMMER by Michael Bentine 1981 / 294 pages. *****

To quote Michael "In my life I have found myself facing many doors. Some I have opened, only to shut them in terror. others have opened for me, and I have seen much sorrow and pain. Some I have not had the courage to open. But there is one which, when it opens, spills a great blaze of golden light into my life. Beyond it I can see the smiling faces of all the people that I love, who have preceded me through the door. This is my favourite - the door marked "Summer". To most people Michael Bentine is a comedian, goon, scriptwriter and worldwide TV and radio personality. But ever since childhood, when his father embarked on research into the paranormal, he has been deeply involved with psychical phenomena. Now he reveals this extraordinary aspect of his life and, to anyone with an open mind, it is a story that will hold you like a magician's spell.