Constance A Rees

The Teacher, The Pupil and The Wife Constance A Rees

Infidelity, Women's Liberation, Homomosexuality, PTSD

A young Wife is shattered to find her husband has been unfaithful and is leaving her for a Pupil at the school where he teaches. The Pupil's father is desperate to restore peace in his home and put an end to what he believes is an illicit relationship. He seeks legal advice from a mate, whose own family has been torn apart when his son reveals his homosexuality.

Mutual friends of these two men watch helplessly as their own son returns from the Vietnam War and suffers severe PTSD. He is a good friend of the Teacher and has secretively loved the now deserted Wife. Second time around, he is determined not to let her slip through his fingers. The Wife however, has other plans. Liberated from a loveless marriage, she chooses a future that surprises even her closest friend.

An unexpected and tragic death devastates the estranged family members. It causes them to reasses their beliefs and reconcile their differences.