Fremde

#1 Bestseller New York Times. The acclaimed memoir from the USA: about the sudden end of a seemingly happy marriage and a woman's courage to start anew. "A gripping, heart-wrenching read." Joyce Carol Oates. He wanted it this way. He wanted me. And then he no longer wanted me. It was the story of a great love, a love for eternity. And then it was all over.

In March 2020, Belle Burden sought refuge from the pandemic with her children and her husband at the family vacation home on Martha's Vineyard. They would light fires in the fireplace at night, drink whiskey sours, and grill chicken. Then, without warning or explanation, her husband, with whom she had been married for twenty years, announced that he would leave her. Overnight, her caring, reliable partner became a person she could hardly recognize. He left their shared life like an actor shedding a costume. He is also uninterested in their three children. It is a shock, a loss that Belle Burden could never have imagined.

At fifty, her entire life suddenly hangs in the balance. In a painful way, she learns to assert herself and stand on her own two feet. Gradually, she realizes that she is much stronger than she ever expected. "Stranger" is a captivating memoir about the transformation of a shy, timid person into a strong, brave, and determined woman.