This edition has been specially edited for younger readers who want to discover Saroo's extraordinary story for themselves. This inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds is now a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. In a book called A Long Way Home, written by Saroo Brierley, imagery and internal conflict are used to portray how ones perseverance contributes to the. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family. Then he set off on a journey back to India to see if he could find his mother. At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for. 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. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds.
He pored over satellite images on Google Earth seeking out landmarks he recognised. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. Book enhanced with curriculum aligned questions and. First published in hardcover in 2014 by G.P. 'The miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and home.but an identity long-since left behind'.
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 family in Australia.ĭespite being happy in his new home, Saroo always wondered about his origins. Read A Long Way Home: A Memoir by Brierley, Saroo, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9780698155091). 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm. Saroo Brierley became lost on a train in India at the age of five. Now in a young readers' edition published to tie in with the release of Lion, the major motion picture starring Dev Patel, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman.Ĭan you imagine being lost and not finding your way home again? It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit - hope. A moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds.
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