![]() ![]() The sense of danger is much more overpowering in the movie than in the book, including the efforts to trick Saroo and exploit him as a boy prostitute. It is a powerful, emotional story and is "gritty" in its realism. She read the book and then saw the movie, which is what she shared with us. ISBN-13: 9780425276198 Summary The miraculous and triumphant story of Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and home in an incredible journey from India to Australia and back again At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. We were introduced to Saroo's story by our 16-year-old daughter. I recommend you buy this book for the entire family, and specifically readers ages 13 and up. Lion: A Long Way Home is a terrific book to add to your home library. Saroo lives in a one-room house in a suburb of Khandwa called Ganesh Talai, which he shares with his Hindu mother, Kamla, his two older brothers, Guddu and. The story has a strong message to never give up on the things you believe in. Reading about Saroo’s time on the streets as a young boy is hard to fathom, but it also helps to understand the extent of poverty in that region and the challenges children and their families face. This is an astonishing true story based on two parts of Saroo Brierley's life. The book is very emotional and emphasizes family bonds. Some locals recognize his mother's name and lead him to a nearby place where he is united with his mother for the first time in 25 years. ![]() He is able to locate his old home but learns that his mother does not live there anymore. When he stumbles across the town, he decides to return to India. As an adult, he spends months using Google Earth in search of his home. Saroo has a new loving family, but never forgets the family from whom he is separated. He is eventually adopted by a couple from Australia. An autobiographical account of his experiences, A Long Way Home, was published in 2013 in Australia, released internationally in 2014, and adapted into the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Lion, starring Sunny Pawar and Dev Patel as Saroo, David Wenham as his adoptive father John Brierley, and Nicole Kidman as his adoptive mother Sue Brierley. When the court can't determine his full name or where he came from, he is declared lost. Slight signs of wear around dustjacket edges, otherwise good. Hungry, alone, and afraid, Saroo manages to survive weeks on the streets before being taken to an orphanage. He boards a train going in the direction opposite of his home town and ends up in Kolkata (Calcutta). He falls asleep, and when he wakes up, his brother has not returned. While Gudda is at work, Saroo stays at the train station. One day, Saroo accompanies his brother Gudda who works in a nearby town. Saroo Brierley (5) lives with his mother, two older brothers, and a younger sister. Diverse Easy Reader | Illustrated Chapter. ![]()
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