The story recounts the journey it's poignant, honest, and very well-written. Hence she never moved from the shack where she lived so that she will be there when Saroo comes back! Saroo's birth mother Kamala is another remarkable woman, who never gave up hope that her son Sheru (which is his correct name!) would return one day. Sue herself was a WWII refugee from Hungary and her story is also inspiring as told it in the book. Lion: A Long Way Home Young Readers Edition by Saroo Brierley 4.6 out of 5 stars1,799 Mass Market Paperback 14.7914.7916.9916. Get 50 off this audiobook at the AudiobooksNow online audio book store. Not only Saroo, but his Aussie parents, Sue and John are wonderful, loving and caring parents and individuals. Download or stream Lion: A Long Way Home Young Readers Edition by Saroo Brierley. It takes years, but the recognition of a water tower in a small town begins the journey home, a journey that ends in finding his birth family. With the advent of the internet and especially Google Earth, he begins to search for his family in India. And there he lived, with a bedroom larger than the room his family in India shared and with a real bed, until he reached adulthood and began working with his adopted father in the family business. Saroo was eventually befriended by a teenager, taken to the police station, confined to a juvenile facility (along with children like himself, young criminals, and children needing medical care), and then adopted by a couple in Tasmania, the island off the southern coast of Australia. 'Lion' is the story of a journey a five year old boy makes by himself from his hometown in rural India, to the large city of Calcutta. The train travelled across India to Calcutta with only two fragments of information about where his family lived, Saroo would live on the streets of Calcutta for six weeks, avoid police, child molesters, gangs preying on orphaned and abandoned children, and an always-constant hunger for food. The book, which was originally published under the title of 'A Long Way Home: A Memoir', has been reissued as a tie-in for the newly released movie. “A Long Way Home” is Saroo Brierly’s remarkable and true story of what happened when he boarded that train. It is the true story about a little five-year-old Indian boy who accidentally becomes separated from his oldest brother and is lost from his family. This book tells an amazing story – it is hard to believe it is true! This is a fascinating story of hardship, separation, and a new life. Verdict: Recommend to all biography/memoir listeners, especially those who enjoy stories of families reunited against long odds.I bought this book as I knew I was going to see the movie and wanted to read the book first. Whether your kids are at home, on the go, or at school. “Vikas Adam’s rich voice and smooth delivery results in a polished performance of this miraculous memoir. Join in on surfing, sand angels and learning to crab walk In the Mountains - Go on a mountain. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family.Ī Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.ĭespite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India.
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