The pigeons flew away. Mackin U.

Heroes of the novel by the Irish writer Walter Mekkin (1915-1968) Brother and sister Finn and ducked remained in the care of the blue and cruel guardian. They made a desperate escape and, knowing only the approximate direction, overcoming hunger and cold, fleeing the greedy “uncles”, striving to take possession of their inheritance, get to the only native and loving person - their grandmother. Sometimes events acquire special drama, because in their path children meet different people. But there are more kind and responsive. “I helped you, and you will not forget this, and when you grow up, you will also help the one who is in trouble. It is like a circle that has no end, ”said one of the heroes who helped the children. The book keeps in suspense from the first to the last page. Children 10-14 years old will read it with unrelenting interest.