Now in paperback,-A Cage in Search of a Bird is the gripping story of two women caught in the vise of a terrible delusion. Laura Wilmote is a television journalist living in Paris. Her life couldn-t be better-a stimulating job, a loving boyfriend, interesting friends-until her phone rings in the middle of one night. It is C., an old school friend whom Laura recently helped find a job at the same television station: -My phone rang. I knew right away it was you.- Thus begins the story of C.-s unrelenting, obsessive, incurable love/hatred of Laura. She is convinced that Laura shares her love, but cannot-or will not-admit it. C. begins to dress as Laura, to make her friends and family her own, and even succeeds in working alongside Laura on the unique program that is Laura-s signature achievement. The obsession escalates, yet is artfully hidden. It is Laura who is perceived as the aggressor at work, Laura who appears unwell, Laura who is losing it. Even Laura-s adoring boyfriend begins to
