<P> Miranda Evans - The protagonist of the novel , a 16 - year - old girl who is attempting to survive in the new , harsh world . The novel is presented as her diary entries . She has two brothers , one of whom she is jealous of , and the other she idolises , but , most of all , she cares greatly for both of them . Her favorite hobby used to be ice skating , but prior to the book 's events , she suffered an ankle injury , forcing her to stop and take up swimming . She still has a passion of ice skating , idolising Brandon , a world - famous skater from her town . Later on in the novel , she is the only one of her family to not contract a life threatening strain of flu and takes care of them throughout it . </P>
<P> Miranda Evans - The protagonist of the novel , a 16 - year - old girl who is attempting to survive in the new , harsh world . The novel is presented as her diary entries . She has two brothers , one of whom she is jealous of , and the other she idolises , but , most of all , she cares greatly for both of them . Her favorite hobby used to be ice skating , but prior to the book 's events , she suffered an ankle injury , forcing her to stop and take up swimming . She still has a passion of ice skating , idolising Brandon , a world - famous skater from her town . Later on in the novel , she is the only one of her family to not contract a life threatening strain of flu and takes care of them throughout it . </P>
who is the main character in life as we knew it
who is the main character in life as we knew it
Miranda Evans
Miranda Evans