<p>Something terrible has happened. Eleven-year-old Aubrey is on her own.<br><br><b>''<i>It was fun at first, playing house. Nothing to think about but TV and cheese. A perfect world.</i>''</b><br><br>She''s determined to hide away and take care of herself, because facing the truth is too much to bear.<br><br><b>''<i>I couldn''t let anyone</i></b><i><b>know that I was alone. I was staying right here.</b></i><b>''</b><br><br>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?</p>