Something terrible has happened. Eleven-year-old Aubrey is on her own.

''It was fun at first, playing house. Nothing to think about but T.V and cheese. A perfect world.''

She''s determined to hide away and take care of herself, because facing the truth is too much to bear.

''I couldn''t let anyone know that I was alone. I was staying right here.''

But with the love of her grandmother and the letters she writes, can Aubrey begin to see that even though she''s lost everything - all is not lost?