Strangers by Belle Burden, The New Yorker & Our Take

This week on the piffle pod, we review Strangers by Belle Burden - the wildly discussed memoir about a husband leaving his wife and three children after 20 years of marriage to begin an entirely new life. We dive into the book’s themes of love, betrayal, emotional labour, identity and reinvention, but also the part we couldn’t stop thinking about: the extreme wealth quietly sitting beneath the story. And of course, we talk about that piece from the New Yorker. Did the lack of transparency around money affect how we experienced the memoir? Could we fully connect with the emotional stakes when so much privilege felt unspoken? And does a memoir owe readers that kind of honesty? Leave a comment, like and subscribe, or share this episode with a friend! To stay up to date with all things Piffle, follow us on Instagram or TikTok @piffleproductions, or email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠.Music by Michael and Tilly.