Oliver, aged ten, is not only trapped in his own mind, but also his home, when his mum leaves him alone and doesn’t return. He starts to fear the worst as he wonders how she could just disappear. Oliver has to find the strength to look after himself, while also trying to find the reason for his mum’s disappearance. Will he be able to face his darkest fears of the outside world to find the truth? Or will he have to survive on his own from now on? All Alone takes the reader into places they may not wish to go, as Oliver desperately tries to be reunited with his mum.