Book Blog Tour: Writing on the Wall

Book Review

I was born in the 70s in Manila, Philippines when women who ventured into professions populated by men were unheard of. Reading Marilyn Howard's The Writing on the Wall brought me back to that time and I was reminded of the constant need for women to earn back their rightful place in history, in family life, in society and in the world. Howard's narrative is honest, funny and irreverent. For this I am thankful. We need many smart and successful women who can be hilarious and heart warming at the same time.

I read her memoir cum autobiography while traversing my own journey of becoming. She sets the context of her story making our differences in culture and geography gaps that can be bridged. In the end, the book she so preciously crafted has become a good friend. Someone I can turn back on when I need a more experienced voice to remind me that, mistakes and failures all, I am going to be alright.

Rating: 4 Bookmarks

Publisher: Hammond Publishing (August 2019)

ISBN-10: 1733319638

ISBN-13: 978-1733319638

ASIN: B07WXTKQ1H

Print Length: 293 pages

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About the Author

 Marilyn Howard broke through the glass ceiling at Grey Advertising of New York to become their first female art director while in her early twenties. In 1970, she founded an innovative startup. Creative Freelancers Inc. became the first agency to connect businesses with freelance artists and writers, and operated for over 25 years in the center of Manhattan. ADWEEK Magazine of New York featured her in “The Dynamic Dozen,” those women under forty they identified as most likely to succeed. In 1997, her company became the first agency on the Internet. The author holds a B.F.A. from Syracuse University.