ie , ▁who ▁has ▁long ▁har bor ed ▁an ▁att raction ▁for ▁her , ▁tells ▁her ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁eng agement . ▁ ▁Rick ie ▁and ▁Din ah ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁and , ▁during ▁a ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁party , ▁they ▁become ▁lo vers . ▁Rick ie ▁helps ▁Din ah ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁an ▁a partment ▁that ▁becomes ▁their ▁love ▁nest , ▁but ▁leave ▁his ▁marriage ▁int act . ▁Things ▁get ▁complicated ▁when ▁Din ah ▁gets ▁pre gn ant . ▁She ▁dec ides ▁to ▁leave ▁London ▁with ▁her ▁friend ▁Br id ie ▁and ▁await ▁the ▁birth ▁and ▁Rick ie ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁England . ▁During ▁a ▁snow st orm , ▁Din ah ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁still born ▁daughter ▁and ▁almost ▁dies ▁from ▁blood ▁loss ▁due ▁to ▁comp lications ▁during ▁the ▁birth . ▁Rick ie , ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁reach ▁her , ▁suff ers ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁and ▁arriv es ▁too ▁late . ▁Gr ief - str icken , ▁Din ah ▁turns ▁Rick ie ▁away ▁and ▁ends ▁their ▁affair . ▁Rick ie ▁becomes ▁lost ▁in ▁desp air , ▁but ▁tries ▁to ▁hide ▁it ▁( un success fully ) ▁from ▁Made le ine . ▁Month s ▁later , ▁Made le ine ▁receives ▁a ▁letter ▁in ▁the ▁mail ▁from ▁Br id ie ▁who ▁writes ▁of ▁the ▁affair , ▁leading ▁Made le ine ▁to ▁the ▁real ization ▁of ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁going ▁on ▁for ▁quite ▁some ▁time . ▁Rick ie ▁is ▁ad am ant ▁that ▁the ▁affair ▁is