{"product_id":"strangers-9781529936124","title":"Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT #1\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe empowering, must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, perfect for readers of Glennon Doyle and Miranda July.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAS SEEN ON THE OPRAH WINFREY PODCAST\u003cbr\u003eA BEST BOOK FOR SUMMER FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, BRITISH VOGUE, AND MORE!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSET TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX PRODUCTION STARRING GWYNETH PALTROW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautifully written eulogy for the loss of a relationship' \u003c\/b\u003eJoyce Carol Oates, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘More than a memoir of divorce, it is \u003cb\u003ea powerful testament to reclaiming voice, power, and joy.\u003c\/b\u003e’ Adrienne Brodeur, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWild Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘So \u003cb\u003eengaging\u003c\/b\u003e, so \u003cb\u003eaddictive’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do we go on when a loved one betrays us?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOvernight, he transformed from her steady companion into a stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. Belle reflects on her transformation from a shy, quiet girl, nicknamed ‘Belle the Good’ to a powerful, brave, determined woman. A 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on Belle’s popular ‘Modern Love’ essay\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWas I Married to a Stranger?, \u003c\/i\u003ethis is the emotional and empowering memoir of self-discovery and what it means to finally be heard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eStrangers:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautifully written \u003c\/b\u003eeulogy for the loss of a relationship' Joyce Carol Oates, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Incredibly, incredibly well done. I inhaled it\u003c\/b\u003e’ Zara McDonald, host of 'Shameless'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A beautifully written instant classic. Strangers is\u003cb\u003e gripping and heartbreaking and a must-read for every wife-and husband.’ \u003c\/b\u003eGraydon Carter, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen The Going Was Good\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e memoir: Hard-won, incandescently honest, and \u003cb\u003eultimately affirming\u003c\/b\u003e.’ Elise Loehnen, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOn Our Best Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘If you've ever been ghosted, gaslit or dumped by text, this divorce memoir is \u003cb\u003ethe book you need to read\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I devoured\u003ci\u003e Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in about two days, greedily absorbing every twist and painful turn …\u003cb\u003e I loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful [and] devastating ... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrangers\u003c\/i\u003e reads with all the momentum and colour of water-tight literary fiction' \u003ci\u003eBritish Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Has the pacing of a true crime novel, while being \u003cb\u003edeeply personal and evocatively written\u003c\/b\u003e.’ \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A game-changer \u003c\/b\u003ein the conversations and attitudes around infidelity’ \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belle Burden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56452524769622,"sku":"9781529936124","price":20.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3206\/6390\/files\/9781529936124.jpg?v=1793655264","url":"https:\/\/www.bookshop.lv\/en\/products\/strangers-9781529936124","provider":"Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}