Chapter 1: Sidney and Eliza's wedded bliss (or not)

Torn asunder by a cruel twist of fate, Charlotte and Sidney go their separate ways. Sidney, in particular, suffers a great deal and by the time he reappears, he is so altered that he is almost unrecognisable. Charlotte too does not have quite the glamorous, independent adventure she might have hoped for. Like any good soap opera, a few characters get killed off along the way - but don't worry, you won't miss them too much!
A broken fairytale... with a happy ending.
(With apologies to Robinson Crusoe, Jane Eyre and other classics I may have borrowed from!)