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A Long Way Home

by Saroo Brierley
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 01/11/2016

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A true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, now a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.

Unabridged edition. Includes 6 audio cds. Duration: 7 hours 28 minutes.

 When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines.

Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia.

Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of the country for landmarks he recognised. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for.

Then he set off on a journey to find his mother.

Lion: A Long Way Home is a moving and inspirational true story that celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit – hope.

 

'We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account ... With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo ... recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation.' - Weekly Review

'A remarkable story ... [Brierley] provides an informative and fascinating insight into how Third World families live with, and somehow survive, their poverty.' - Saturday Age

'I literally could not put this book down ... [Saroo's] return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit.' - Manly Daily

'A feel-good read about a remarkable journey.' - Sun-Herald

'As well as the tale of his quest, he provides an informative and fascinating insight into how Third World families live with, and somehow survive, their poverty.' - The Age

'An incredible story of how one boy survived and prevailed through extreme circumstances to change his fortunes.' - femail.com.au

ISBN:
9781489370044
9781489370044
Category:
Autobiography: general
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
01-11-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
134x146x28mm
Weight:
0.17kg

Saroo Brierley

Saroo Brierley was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. In 1986, when he was aged only five, he lost all contact with his family when he became lost and was separated from his older brother at a train station in India. He never saw his brother again. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Calcutta, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a family in Australia.

He grew up with his new parents in Hobart, Tasmania for the next 25 years. Saroo's virtual odyssey of his homeland and search for his home town and his mother made headlines across the world in 2012. His full story is recounted in his internationally bestselling autobiography, A Long Way Home, young readers' edition Lion- A Long Way Home and picture book Little Lion: A Long Way Home.

The film Lion, based on his autobiography, was released in November 2016 and nominated for four Golden Globe and six Academy Awards, and won many other international awards. The film stars Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel and David Wenham. Since publication his books continue to be bestsellers and have been published in multiple overseas territories.

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