Flight of the Doves
by Walter Macken
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A twelve-year-old English boy and his seven-year-old sister run away from their abusive stepfather and set out to reach their grandmother in western Ireland, despite the publicity about their flight and a police search for them.Tags
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This children-runaway story made a great impression on me when I read it at 10 or 11 years old -- the way the villainous stepfather was able to marshall the authorities and the media against the kids struck a chord, and the care that the older brother took of his little sister was charming.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1967
- People/Characters
- Finn Dove; Derval Dove; Toby Morgan; Sheila O'Flaherty
- Important places
- Ireland; Carraigmore, Ireland (fictional)
- First words
- Finn made up his mind on an April afternoon.
- Quotations
- "I like being dirty," said Derval.
"We all like being dirty," said Granny, "but we have to think of the neighbors."
chapter 19, p.191
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- 173
- Popularity
- 188,402
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.06)
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 5
