Belle Burden’s divorce memoir was headed for a Salt Path-style scandal – but people are still on her side | Emma Brockes

The Oprah-approved book is said to have left out important financial details, so why does the writer remain a pin-up for wronged women? A strong contender for the most satisfying TV clip of the year comes from a recent interview by Oprah Winfrey with the writer Belle Burden, whose memoir, Strangers, was parked at the top of the US bestseller lists for months. Burden tells the story of how her husband coldly walked out on his family, only returning, she tells Winfrey, to inform the kids the ma...

By Emma Brockes