from the Broadway musical Les Miserables. The unemployed church volunteer from Blackburn,Scotland, who lives alone with her cat, promptly became the unlikeliest star of the year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

He was almost home. Misses Smith was alone on the farm with her three children.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

Helen traveled a lot with her family or alone with Miss Sullivan.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

I watched her for hours, helpless and alone with my breaking heart.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

And she hopes her celebrity and advocacy will help the thousands struggling with mental disorders realize they are not alone.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

She lives alone here with her three-year-old son and six-week-old baby.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01