DIVORCE WAS the making of us

Ending a marriage can be traumatic, but these women prove that it can lead to an exciting future

- FRANCES LEATE

Beverley Densham, 47, lives in Poole, with her son, Sammy, 14. There’s nothing like that first few seconds after I wake up each morning and catch sight of the blue sea glimmering in the distance.

That beautiful view from my bedroom window sets my good mood, and after breakfast with my son, Sammy, I can’t wait to get outside, knowing life in picturesque Poole, Dorset, is the antithesis of the monotonous existence I was plodding through years earlier.