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INTRODUCTION: By reading the book I found out the story is about the two little children (Finn and Derval dove) who left the home and went out in search for love because of the torture and abuse from their Uncle Toby Cromwell (called as Uncle Toby), Uncle Toby is not a blood relation to them. Finn’s mother married Toby Cromwell after the death of Finn’s father. He died in an accident, after the death of father Finn’s mother had married Toby Cromwell because she felt alone and she has two children with her (Finn and Derval). After year’s passed she also died and now Uncle Toby became the legal guardian for the kids, Finn Dove and his sister Derval are so tired of their stepfather's constant abuse and torture. So Finn had decided to run away from Uncle Toby so he made a plan to leave, he asked Derval to join with him to County …show more content…
This is the place where Finn and Dervla's Grandmother O’Flaherty lives. Finn and Derval have a hope that when they reach their Granny O'Flaherty and they like to live with her. So they ran away and reached Ireland where they found new friends. Now there comes a twist in the story- the children are heirs to their grandfather's estate and stand to inherit a large fortune, around $10,000 each, upon his death but if the children are either dead or missing the money would go to their uncle and for the fact that he will do just about anything to get what he wants. The Dove children's journey across Ireland isn't easy as soon after they are discovered missing and their stepfather had been informed of the money, he decides to bring in the police, soon they have the police, they searched the children’s in the entire Ireland. Then the remaining story tells us how Finn and Derval reached the destination without getting caught, who are all helped them for reaching Granny’s house. In the following part I’m going to explain about the characters and their Relationships with Finn and Derval, who helped them to reach

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