{"product_id":"advice-from-a-stranger","title":"ADVICE FROM A STRANGER","description":"\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":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492375568757,"sku":"9781914560033","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781914560033.jpg?v=1786529214","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/advice-from-a-stranger","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}