George MacWhirtle Flecks life is fairly ordinary until he falls off a roof. Suddenly, his childhood dreams of his body in flight come rushing back to him in a conscious reawakening of his belief in his own latent power. Despite therapy and the frustration of his wife, George cannot be dissuaded from his growing obsession to fly-and the lines between his dream life and his waking life begin to blur. One night, the "lightness" finally manifests and Georges dreams come to fruition. He begins a secret life of developing his flying skills, and when his wife leaves on a long trip, Georges...