Francesca had been married to Oliver Ransom for 10 years. They started out as a poor but happy couple, passionately in love. But as years went by and Oliver became more and more successful, they began drifting apart. Oliver spent most of his time in London while Francesca was tucked away in a beautiful house in the country. Now that their only son was sent away to boarding school despite her protest, she felt her life was lonely, empty and purposeless. It was the last straw when Oliver could not make it home for their 10th wedding anniversary. She was fed up with their phoney marriage. She would no longer be taken for granted. She decided on an impulse to leave her husband...