I loved this book and it’s timely with Mothers’ Day approaching. This is 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. The generosity between Sue Brierley and Saroo’s birth mother, Kamla Munshi was also extraordinary. The frustration they felt in the bureaucratic delays that caused tangible damage to their second son was devastating. Her passion for overseas adoption was so overwhelming that she admits that had her husband not been supportive (he was), it would have threatened their rock solid marriage. Sue Brierley is an extraordinary woman who felt an almost spiritual pull to adopt a child from overseas rather than having her own children. A Long Way Home: A Memoir Paperback Illustrated, Jby Saroo Brierley (Author) 2,308 ratings Editors' pick Best Biographies & Memoirs Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 30.71 59 Used from 1.45 7 New from 26.01 1 Collectible from 28. Listen Free to Lion: A Long Way Home Young Readers Edition audiobook by Saroo Brierley with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your. His gradual settling into suburban life was endearing but his yearning for his birth family was palpable.Īlthough the story obviously centres on Brierley’s experiences, I found myself most drawn to the story of the mothers. I could imagine the terror of the 5-6 year old Saroo all alone in Calcutta and the confusion of taking a long trip to Australia. ![]() When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a. Lion: A Long Way Home (English, Paperback, Saroo Brierley) Language: English Binding: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Genre: Biography &. ![]() There is no cringe worthy mush (I’m very sensitive to that) but there is an honesty and rawness in the book. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of. It is a moving story of family bonds in their various forms. ![]() I’m so glad I did.īrierley tells his story beautifully. Lion: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley Summary: A little boy gets lost on a train and ends up thousands of miles from home. Ultimately I read the book on which the movie was based at the insistence of my book club. As compelling as the story seemed of a young boy finding the small Indian village where he was born, I have heard that the movie gets bogged down in too many scenes of google maps searches. I haven’t seen the recent movie “Lion” starring Nicole Kidman.
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