You
are a bird in a cage
who wonders if you were created to
do more than cling
to a perch
and
watch others live
Have you ever felt trapped like a caged bird? Author Breezy Van Lit takes you into the birdcage and onto an unusual journey in his philosophically-probing novella, You Are a Bird. The story is written in 2nd person perspective, so YOU are the bird in the cage, coming to the realization that you are a captive, clinging to a perch, though you were meant to be free. Launch into a flight of imagination and insights and read You Are a Bird today!
“Refuse to be caged.” —Breezy Van Lit
Praise for You Are a Bird
You Are a Bird by Breezy Van Lit ― 1st Place Winner of the Christian Indie Awards and Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award!


“You Are a Bird is unlike any other book I have read before. This evocative novella had so many different layers to it, that I wouldn’t hesitate to heartily recommend it.” ★★★★★ ―Literary Titan
“The author contrasts the Bird’s limited experiences and knowledge of his confined environment with the dreams the Bird has of another world. The reader, regardless of age, can easily relate to his own personal, social, or cultural confinement with his dreams of the future in this philosophically-probing novella, You are a Bird.” ―AuthorsReading.com
Details
- BOOK TITLE: You Are a Bird
- AUTHOR: Breezy Van Lit
- PUBLISHER: Shimmer Tree Books
- SIMILAR TO: The Great Divorce (C.S. Lewis), Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach), The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho), Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney), Animal Farm (George Orwell)
- GENRE: Inspirational Fiction
- SUBGENRES: Christian Fiction, metaphysical fiction, visionary fiction, fiction featuring animals
- READER AGE: Teen and up
- FORMATS: eBook, Paperback
- ISSUES EXPLORED: Freedom, courage, redemption, faith, journey of the hero, spiritual journey, mental health, self-harm, confusion
- AWARD: 1st Place Winner of the Christian Indie Awards and Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award
- PUBLICATION DATE: July 4, 2022
- PRESS RELEASE: Download Press Release
- PRESS INQUIRIES: Contact Sean Coons here
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