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It is the mid-Sixties, and thirteen-year old Cassandra Fitzpatrick is growing up in a household full of waifs and strays and general misfits. Despite her unorthodox home life, however, she is generally content - until something happens to her that turns her life upside-down.
Cass's unhappiness deepens when she wins a scholarship to boarding school and is torn away from all she knows and loves - especially her adored, if wildly unconventional, mother. In time, Cass begins to settle down, but accustomed though she is to her mother's eccentricities, even she is not prepared for the announcement Mrs. Fitzpatrick is about to make.
Years later, as her beloved mother lies dying from cancer, the adult Cass is reassessing the experiences, good and bad, that have made her who she is. The Bird, the Bees and Other Secrets is the story of how one woman comes to terms with her extraordinary past and eventually finds happiness. It is a novel about the brevity of childhood and the responsibilities of adults, and a reminder that love can be found in the most unexpected places.
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Frances Garrood has worked in nursing and as a Relate counsellor. She lives with her husband in Wiltshire. Her first novel, Dead Ernest , was published in 2007.
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Ltd
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0230708633
- ISBN 13 9780230708631
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages346
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