He currently lives in Hobart, Tasmania.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 10:02:03 Associated-names Buttrose, Larry, 1952- Boxid IA1847313 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier 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. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit - hope. A true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, now a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.
Brierley was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. A Long Way Home (2013) review 1: Saroo Brierly gets lost on a train in his native India and his entire world is changed. A Long Way Home is a moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds.
That story is being published in several languages around the world and is currently being adapted into a major feature film. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. The text was initially released in Australia on 24 June 2013 via Viking, then re-released internationally in 2014, and adapted into a major film in 2016. Prologue - Remembering - Getting Lost - Survival - Salvation - A New Life - My Mum's Journey - Growing Up - Resuming the Search - Finding. ISBN: 9780143784760 Imprint: Puffin Format: Paperback Pages: 256 RRP: 16. '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'. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. A Long Way Home is a non-fiction book by Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley written together with Larry Buttrose. Describes how the author was accidentally separated from his family and home in India as a child, how he survived as an orphan in Kolkata, his adoption by an Australian family, and his search for his biological family as an adult. 255 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : 24 cm. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family.Ī Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home, and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. 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 streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.ĭespite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. 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.Īt only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India.
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