Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
An instant Number 1 New York Times bestseller, featured on the Oprah Winfrey Podcast and soon to be a major Netflix production starring Gwyneth Paltrow, this memoir will resonate deeply with readers of Glennon Doyle and Miranda July. 'A beautifully written eulogy for the loss of a relationship' Joyce Carol Oates, award-winning author of Blonde 'Beautiful [and] devastating... Strangers reads with all the momentum and colour of water-tight literary fiction' British Vogue 'More than a memoir of divorce, it is a powerful testament to reclaiming voice, power, and joy.' Adrienne Brodeur, bestselling author of Wild Game On a cold March morning in 2020, with the pandemic barely begun, Belle Burden's husband of twenty years told her he was leaving. No warning. No preamble. Just gone. She had thought him content. A committed partner, a devoted father to their three children, a man who seemed to have exactly the life he'd always wanted: a flourishing career, summers at their cherished Martha's Vineyard home, tennis and ease. Then, almost overnight, he became a stranger to her. Piecing her life back together after a loss she never saw coming, Belle discovers a resilience she didn't know she possessed. The book traces her journey from a quiet, self-effacing girl, long nicknamed 'Belle the Good', into a woman who speaks plainly and loudly about the patriarchal expectations that have kept women small and compliant for generations. Expanding on her widely read 'Modern Love' essay, Was I Married to a Stranger?, this is a frank, absorbing account of self-discovery and what it truly means to be heard. 'Raises some serious questions about the nature of intimacy and what makes a "perfect" marriage. I devoured Strangers in about two days, greedily absorbing every twist and painful turn. I loved it.' The Telegraph 'Thoughtful, poised and elegantly written.' Good Housekeeping 'Burden's sharp, personal writing brings readers deep into her unthinkable circumstances and offers a promise to anyone suffering: you can make it to the other side.' Town and Country 'So engaging, so addictive.' Vogue
- Author: Belle Burden
- Publisher: Ebury Digital
- Genre: Family & Relationships
- ISBN: 978-1529936148
- Pages: 237 pages