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- A Long Way Home is a moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit – hope.
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Saroo isn’t sure if his family totally understands his grief; they made peace with his death years ago. Guddu's death represents a situation where Saroo's memories are literally all he has; there's no real way to corroborate them with real life in the present.
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One man takes Saroo’s page of childhood photos, disappears...
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A Long Way Home is a non-fiction book by Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley written together with Larry Buttrose. 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.
- Saroo Brierley, Larry Buttrose
- 2013
Nov 21, 2016 · How long did Saroo Brierley live alone on the streets? The Lion movie true story reveals that a 5-year-old Saroo survived by himself on the streets of Calcutta for three weeks, until he was taken to a police station and eventually placed into a local orphanage.
One man takes Saroo’s page of childhood photos, disappears for a few minutes, and then returns. He tells Saroo to follow him; he’ll take Saroo to his mother. Saroo is adopted when he’s six and grows up in Hobart, Tasmania. His Mum pins a map of India to his wall to make Saroo feel at home.
Saroo Brierley (born c. 1981) is an Indian-born Australian businessman and author who, at the age of five, was accidentally separated from his biological family.
Jun 22, 2014 · When Saroo Brierley was 4, he hopped on the wrong train in rural India, losing his way and his family. But as he recounts in A Long Way Home, Google Earth helped him return decades later.
Jun 19, 2014 · A Long Way Home is the incredible memoir of Saroo Brierley’s very uncommon life story. The book recounts for us the tale of how, as a five year old, poor, malnourished boy, he got separated from his older brother during a layover at a train station in a town that was not his own.
