The Masks I Wore

The Masks I Wore - Inside the Mind of a liar

How does a small white lie become an entirely new life?
How many masks can you wear before you become them?

In this brutally honest and deeply personal account, I tell you my story about growing up with stability; until a move, an innocent lie, and a growing inner turmoil changed everything. Over several years, a double life takes shape, where lies become both protection and prison. Identities are invented, relationships fall apart and reality drifts further and further away.

The book explores what it means to live with constant anxiety, shame and the fear of being found out; but also, the struggle to understand myself, the longing to be honest and the small moments that could have become turning points.

The Masks I Wore is a warning, a confession and an attempt to confront a life built on falsehoods. It is a story about how easy it is to lose yourself; and how hard it is to find your way back.

David Radiolund is a writer who ventures into a territory many prefer to avoid. With his background in music, sport, and education, he brings a striking clarity and brutal honesty to his work, peeling back the layers of identity and self deception with a steady, unflinching hand.

In the Masks I Wore- Inside the mind of a liar, Radiolund guides the reader through years of shifting personas, emotional turmoil and the relentless search for an authentic self. His writing is measured yet deeply affecting; the kind of prose that lingers long after the final page.

Radiolund is part of a new wave of autobiographical authors who write not for spectacle, but for understanding. By confronting his own darkest chapters with openness, he offers a narrative that is both cautionary and quietly hopeful.

His debut book stands as a reminder that literature can illuminate the places we hide from. In doing so, it might help us find our way back.