{"product_id":"strangers-a-memoir-of-marriage","title":"Strangers : A Memoir of Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do we go on when a loved one betrays us? On a chilly day in March of 2020, in the early days of the pandemic, Belle Burden’s husband of twenty years announced, with no prior warning, that he was leaving her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis decision shocked Belle to her core: she believed he was a happy man, a committed partner, and a devoted father to their three children. She thought he was a man who had settled into the life he had always wanted: a successful career, summers spent at their beloved home on Martha’s Vineyard, lots of tennis. Overnight, he transformed from her steady companion into a stranger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs she pieces her life together in the wake of a loss she had never imagined coming, she finds she is much stronger than she ever expected. Exploring the transformation of a shy, quiet girl, nicknamed ‘Belle the Good’ to a powerful, brave, determined woman who has learned to use her voice to expose the patriarchal structures that have forced women to be discreet and compliant for far too long, \u003cem\u003eStrangers\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read memoir of self-discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2026 in Vogue, BBC, New York Times, W Magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belle Burden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57311402426755,"sku":"9781529936117","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1920.png?v=1770224043","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/strangers-a-memoir-of-marriage","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}