People in the village of Upstate NY find the McClary family to be a peculiar bunch; some call them eccentric, others call them crazy. But the strangest of McClary's is Endive, the middle child, nearing forty, and living in a basement above a mortuary. Endive McClary is a frustrated social worker in a bureaucratic hog tie rendering her helpless to those in need. Invisible to her family, and boyfriend Neil, she comes undone when he ended the relationship.The plot to win him back is foiled by Davin Gray, a rodeo star whose bravado and straight talk repels her but it masks the pain of a troubled past. The Secret of Flying is living life without fear and the acceptance of love without judgment.