{"product_id":"strangers-the-story-of-a-marriage-trade-paperback","title":"Strangers: The Story of a Marriage (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, based on the iconic 'Modern Love' essay in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperfect for fans of Glennon Doyle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVOGUE, BBC, NEW YORK TIMES, W MAGAZINE, TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A beautifully written eulogy for the loss of a relationship' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eJoyce Carol Oates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Beautiful... devastating ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eStrangers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e reads with all the momentum and colour of water-tight literary fiction'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e British Vogue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHow do we go on when a loved one betrays us?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. His 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStrangers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a must-read memoir of self-discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belle Burden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018520903858,"sku":"9781529936124","price":440.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781529936124.jpg?v=1775113617","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/strangers-the-story-of-a-marriage-trade-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}