Society said they were insane and in 1954 that was enough to put someone away in an asylum and separate them from the world Even here though it was possible for souls to flourishJakie was one such soul He was all but lost until he met the girl She is locked away in a cellar room but he can feel her presence by imagining he is a small bird visiting her through a hole he has made in a stone wall He spends hours whistling a cardinals song to her and she learns to whistle it back to him She doesnt even know that Jakie exists only the bird but their communication is changing her And the overwhelming protective love that Jakie feels for the girl will compel him to find more of himself than he ever knew there was and through this he will alter their worlds profoundlyA remarkable exploration of the spirit a sharp indictment of our blindness to what makes us human and an unforgettable portrait of the power of the will The Bird Box will move you in ways you never anticipated