The main character Mary Lennox âDixie Egerickxâ is a spoiled 10-year-old girl of rich parents who grew up in India. After everyone in her family dies from cholera, Mary is sent to live in Misselthwaite manor in Yorkshire with her uncle Archibald Craven âColin Firthâ and the housekeeper Mrs. Medlock âJulie Waltersâ.