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"I asked 70 strangers, 'Please give me a piece of life advice.' I used their responses as inspiration to write my next poem. This poetry collection is the result. The youngest stranger I asked was six years old. The oldest stranger was eighty-something. Some were asked in the queue at the supermarket or the post office. One time I asked the waiter at a restaurant. I also asked Joanne, who was trying to sell me car insurance over the phone. My favourite? It's hard to choose. ""Don't tie your shoelace in a revolving door"" said by a chap called Russell was a corker. ""Spend time with the people you love"" said Nicole, aged nine, on a particular day when I was feeling alone, really pulled on my heart strings. And then 'Make every day count' said Matt, was a particular fond memory. I met this stranger by chance in a woodland car park. It was a cold winter's day and I had been for a run in the woods. Caked in mud I arrived back at the car park only to find I had somehow locked my car keys in the car. He was an incredibly kind man and he drove me to my house and back to get my spare keys. During the car journey, with conversation flowing, of course I had to ask him for his life advice. When I was younger I was told, 'don't talk to strangers.' Good advice. But on this occasion, I am so glad I did."

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"""We all have moments when we feel like we are at a cross roads. Asking a stranger for directions saves us from getting lost. The life lessons shared through poetry inspired by strangers in this wonderful book will do just that - guide you on your journey through life!"" Niri Patel - MD of fit20 & Executive Director BNI Yorkshire ""A new national treasure has emerged!"" Rich Hayden - MD of Sevensun ""Fantastic concept, amazing poetry!"" Alan Reynolds - Author of Flying With Kites 'Olivia is a wonderful poet. These verses are effervescent, warm-hearted and brimming with joy' Harry Whittaker, BBC Radio York ""Superb poetry and what a great idea behind the book."" Keith Madeley MBE ""Olivia Mulligan administers her second dose of pandemic-era poetry, responding to the advice of seventy strangers with seventy poems shot through with enlivening optimism, humour and invention. Weaving together the bizarre, the beautiful and the banal, these poems are a shot in the arm that'll make you feel the world's that little bit brighter than you thought."" Antony Dunn, Poet ""I adore this book. It's funny, witty, it made me laugh and it stopped me in my tracks. Emma-Jane Hinds, Actor & Writer ""If you want my advice - read this book."" Andy Croft, Ripon Poetry Festival ""Olivia must keep writing! She has talent, wit and insight and it's a joy to read."" Georgey Spanswick, BBC Radio York ""I adore this book. It's funny, witty, it made me laugh and it stopped me in my tracks."" Emma-Jane Hinds, Actor & Writer ""It's alright."" Tom Mulligan, Olivia's Father"

We all have moments when we feel like we are at a cross roads. Asking a stranger for directions saves us from getting lost. The life lessons shared through poetry inspired by strangers in this wonderful book will do just that - guide you on your journey through life! Niri Patel - MD of fit20 & Executive Director BNI Yorkshire A new national treasure has emerged! Rich Hayden - MD of Sevensun Fantastic concept, amazing poetry! Alan Reynolds - Author of Flying With Kites 'Olivia is a wonderful poet. These verses are effervescent, warm-hearted and brimming with joy' Harry Whittaker, BBC Radio York Superb poetry and what a great idea behind the book. Keith Madeley MBE Olivia Mulligan administers her second dose of pandemic-era poetry, responding to the advice of seventy strangers with seventy poems shot through with enlivening optimism, humour and invention. Weaving together the bizarre, the beautiful and the banal, these poems are a shot in the arm that'll make you feel the world's that little bit brighter than you thought. Antony Dunn, Poet I adore this book. It's funny, witty, it made me laugh and it stopped me in my tracks. Emma-Jane Hinds, Actor & Writer If you want my advice - read this book. Andy Croft, Ripon Poetry Festival Olivia must keep writing! She has talent, wit and insight and it's a joy to read. Georgey Spanswick, BBC Radio York I adore this book. It's funny, witty, it made me laugh and it stopped me in my tracks. Emma-Jane Hinds, Actor & Writer It's alright. Tom Mulligan, Olivia's Father

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