Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleurAubrey has been left home alone but no-one knows. At first she enjoys the freedom, but we know that whatever has happened to bring Aubrey to this situation, she is hiding away - the truth is just too painful for her to face. Eventually her grandmother arrives and takes Aubrey back home with her, and as Aubrey settles slowly into a new life, going to a new school, and making new friends, we learn what has happened.
Through the painful process of coming to terms with what life has thrown at her and adapting to a new environment, Aubrey writes letters to an imaginary friend, keeping her close to Savannah, her sister, and helping her deal with the anger and confusion. Supported by her grandmother, new friends and teachers, Aubrey learns to move on and build a new life, realising that whatever has been taken from her, she hasn’t lost everything.
Love, Aubrey could easily have slipped into a quagmire of self-pity, woe and misery; what saves it, is the writing. Told in the first person, through the innocent naivety of eleven year old Aubrey, LaFleur writes brilliantly about grief and loss. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes funny, always keeping hold of my attention, Love, Aubrey is a book I couldn’t put down. A superb read that I would recommend for adults as well as , and I recommend it for adults as well as children. Excellent.
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This one sounds really good, I'll have to look out for it.
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