![]() Sue herself was a WWII refugee from Hungary and her story is also inspiring as told it in the book. Not only Saroo, but his Aussie parents, Sue and John are wonderful, loving and caring parents and individuals. 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. 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. “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. I bought this book as I knew I was going to see the movie and wanted to read the book first. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit.' Manly Dail y '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.' 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. recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation.' Weekly Review 'A remarkable story. With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo. 'We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account. 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. ![]() Then he set off on a journey to find his mother. ![]() And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for. 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. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. ![]() 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. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. A true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, now a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. A moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, celebrating the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit - hope. ![]()
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