{"product_id":"strangers-belle-burden","title":"Strangers - Belle Burden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do we go on when a loved one betrays us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eOvernight, he transformed from her steady companion into a stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eBased on Belle’s popular ‘Modern Love’ essay\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas I Married to a Stranger?,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethis is the emotional and empowering memoir of self-discovery and what it means to finally be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished January 13, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nice Stack Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45061960368328,"sku":null,"price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5567\/6360\/files\/Strangers.jpg?v=1776821345","url":"https:\/\/nicestackofbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/strangers-belle-burden","provider":"Nice Stack Of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}