is my lavertera shrub dying in its first year?

My lavartera shrubproduces pink flowers, has started to droop and the leaves are drying out, what is the cause of it, just after the frost. Is it dying?:halp::halp::halp:

 

I think with this one you'll just have to wait and see Michell.
Lavatera are not evergreen and it's normal for their leaves to drop in winter.
They're quite short lived - mine usually make about 3 years - and they are not fully hardy and can go in a bad winter. Yours might be fine. I would wait until spring then prune it down to about a foot and see what happens. It might come bouncing back.
You might be interested to know that annual lavatera are very easy from seed and put on a great show and can get nearly as big as the shrubs in conditions they like. That's what I grow now.
Good luck and hope your shrub is just fine.