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Later, he finds himself as an adopted child in. Then he got lost on a train, and found himself as an uneducated child stranded on the streets of Calcutta. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. Saroo Brierley was born in a poor village in Khandwa, India, where he lived with his siblings and mother for five years in a small one room hut. '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 (Australia) Lion : a long way home, by Saroo Brierly. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia) 'I literally could not put this book down. Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train. Saroo had become lost on a train in India. Order a Lion: A Long Way Home today from WHSmith. 'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines.

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'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)

Lion is a triumphant true story of survival against all odds and a shining example of the extraordinary feats we can achieve when hope endures. And how, at thirty years old, with some dogged determination, a heap of good luck and the power of Google Earth, he found his way back home. How he then ended up in Tasmania, living the life of an upper-middle-class Aussie. How he ended up on the streets of Calcutta. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. This is the story of what happened to Saroo in those twenty-five years. until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost.

Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home.įive-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings. Lion is the heartbreaking and inspiring original true story of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later and is now a major film starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.Īs a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train.