In conversation with Lori Rotskoff, meet debut author Belle Burden, whose acclaimed new book, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage, is a New York Times bestseller. During the Covid pandemic, Belle Burden was safe and secure with her family at their house on Martha’s Vineyard, until — with no warning or explanation — her husband of twenty years announced that he was leaving her and their three children. Overnight, her steady partner became a man she hardly recognized. In Strangers, Burden revisits this shocking incident and its aftermath, reexamining her marriage through a new lens and reckoning with her own family history and the lessons she learned about how women are expected to behave in the face of betrayal. With honesty and grace, she deftly carves a path through heartbreak to reclaim her story and offers a measured, empathetic response to domestic rupture. As readers, we wonder: can we see the invisible fault lines in intimate relationships or truly know the people closest to us?
About the author: Belle Burden is an attorney specializing in juvenile immigration cases, She attended Harvard College and received her JD from NYU School of Law. She lives in New York City with her three children.
Please note: Registration includes a signed copy of the book, the literary program, and lunch in a lovely setting overlooking Long Island Sound. Luncheon menu provides a choice of entrée (grilled chicken caesar salad, turkey club sandwich, power bowl, garden omelet, Mediterranean salad, or chicken salad), cookies, coffee or tea.
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