Ursula's Story — Sandra Howard

How do you deal with the end of a marriage when you are the partner whois left in the lurch? This is what happens to Ursula, but, beyond the heartbreak, she must deal with the break up of the relationship being played out endlessly in the tabloids. Ursula's story opens on the day of her ex-husband William's wedding. The press are on the phone to her atsix in the morning, asking her to share her innermost feelings. 'No comment', is all she can manage.

Her three children, particularly the two youngest, cannot restrain theirexcitement. After all, it isn't every day that their father marries agovernment minister and the Prime Minister and half the Cabinet are invited. But Ursula, herself embarked on a shaky new affair with a localman, sees how hard their daughter Jessie has taken the shake-up. Herfather's secret favourite, she has put up walls, closed doors. But arethose defences strong enough to protect a ten-year-old child?