How did your reading go this month? Did you read something that paid tribute to Filipino American heritage? Share in the comments. In October we celebrated the arrival of the first Filipinos to the continental United States by reading books that explore the culture, history, and art of Filipino Americans.
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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
“I hope because I was open about what happened to me, my children will insist on intimacy, on knowing their partner deeply, on being known deeply. I hope they will talk to their partners about money, about what will happen if the partnership ends. I hope that as they build trust in their relationships, they never lose sight of their own authority, their own voice, their own intuition. I hope they will move toward people who are in pain, rather than away. I hope they will understand that every person has experiences that make them who they are. I hope they will fall in love with abandon as I did with their father. I hope they will know, from watching me, that if everything falls apart, they can get up and piece together something new.”
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― Belle Burden, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
