The Day the Caged Bird Flew

Mandy Wilson is an inexperienced nineteen-year-old student who has an adolescent crush on her recently divorced male neighbour, Michael Morrison.

He is a thirty-two-year-old teacher with a three-year-old son and an interest in ornithology and protecting endangered bird species.

The Day the Caged Bird Flew follows the first thirty-six hours of their relationship as it becomes more than just physical, where she learns about passion and power-play sex, his philosophy, where his love of birds comes from, and discovers a dark secret about his divorce. She also discovers more about herself, her friendship with her best friend, and a secret desire close to her own home.