Download or read book The Birds, the Bees and Other Secrets written by Frances Garrood and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the mid-1960s, and 14-year-old Cassandra Fitzpatrick is growing up in a household full of waifs, 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.