Mary Lennox

Mary Lennox, a ten year old girl, lives in India with her father, and army captain, and her glamorous mother. Mary’s parents are always too busy to spend any time with her, leaving Mary feeling miserable and lonely. She is often very rude to the people around her.

Mary’s life is suddenly turned upside down when an outbreak of cholera, a devastating disease, leaves nobody in the household alove but herself. After being found by a group of soldiers, she is sent to live with her only remaining relative, her uncle Archibald Craven.