<p>Durban lawyer Teddy Dickerson has run out of ideas. Cynical, single and middle-aged, he's the very last of his family to still call South Africa home.<br>When his formidable Aunt Val dies, she leaves him an unusual bequest: her task for Teddy is to post letters to eight of her friends around the world, a job that will take him on a journey into new and unexpected territory.<br>When the replies start flowing in – quirky, unexpected and often hilarious missives from India, Egypt, England, Canada and beyond – Teddy realises there was more to his tough aunt than he'd thought.<br>Will he take on Aunt Val's role as confidant and comforter of the lost? Confidant and comforter? Teddy?!<br>One thing's for certain: Aunt Val is laughing in her grave.</p>