Belle Burden is an American author and attorney whose debut memoir, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage (2026), chronicles the sudden collapse of her 20-year marriage and her efforts to rebuild her life. A graduate of Harvard University and NYU School of Law, she began her career as a corporate lawyer before turning to pro bono immigration work. Burden first told part of her story in the widely read New York Times Modern Love essay “Was I Married to a Stranger?” Her memoir became a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been acquired by Netflix for a film adaptation starring Gwyneth Paltrow.