No Strings Attached

“I can’t fail, because then everyone will know I’m no good.”

Like a streak of lightning piercing the darkness, Mardi Kirkland’s starkly honest answer to a friend’s gently phrased question shocks her out of a torpor she never knew she was in and starts her on a quest to rediscover her sense of self.  Equal parts memoir and self-help book, Kirkland shares her hard-earned life lessons using the unique insight gained from her own personal journey, chronicling an escape from the soul-crushing world of corporate drudgery to the joys of being your own boss and the wonder of discovering, accepting and loving yourself along the way.

In a digital age where life online is increasingly, if imperceptibly, utilized to manipulate its users by creating a tailored view of the world, slowly pushing an “if you’re not with us, you’re against us” mindset, Mardi Kirkland’s charmingly grounded debut answers “Who’s Pulling My Strings?” by honing in on what happens when going along just to get along becomes the rule rather than the exception, and what it will take to break free.

“Who’s Pulling My Strings?: How I Learned to Free the Puppet and Feel Safe to Be Me” will be displayed in the upcoming Word on the Street, the biggest literary event in Canada this year on September 14 in Halifax, on September 21 in Lethbridge, and lastly on September 22 in Toronto. Grab a copy of her book at Amazon and your favorite online book retailers. You can check out more about her book from her website at https://www.whospullingmystrings.com/

About the Author 

Mardi Kirkland is a mother, grandmother, real estate agent and life mentor based in Scottsdale, Arizona. “Who’s Pulling My Strings?: How I Learned to Free the Puppet and Feel Safe to be Me is her first book, and has been described by the Kirkus Review as “astute… [with] excellent imagery” as well as “universal and worth a read.”  

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