{"product_id":"advice-from-a-stranger-9781914560033","title":"Advice from a Stranger","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Olivia Mulligan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fisher King Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fisher King Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe youngest stranger I asked was six years old. The oldest stranger was eighty-something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy favourite? It's hard to choose. \"Don't tie your shoelace in a revolving door\" said by a chap called Russell was a corker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the car journey, with conversation flowing, of course I had to ask him for his life advice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I was younger I was told, 'don't talk to strangers.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood advice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on this occasion, I am so glad I did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fisher King Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779811754135,"sku":"9781914560033","price":860.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781914560033.webp?v=1778039617","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/advice-from-a-stranger-9781914560033","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}