![]() ![]() It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Dev Patel for Best Supporting Actor. A Long Way Home: A Boy’s Incredible Journey from India to Australia and Back Again is a memoir by Saroo Brierly which recounts his childhood journey of being lost in India and adopted, and his adulthood journey of returning to India to retrace his steps and find his family. The 2016 film version, Lion, stars Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, and Rooney Mara. 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 the major motion picture Lion starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. ![]() 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. Paperback Language: English Book Title: Long Way Home Item Height: 198mm Author: Michael Morpurgo Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Children & Young Adults Item Width: 129mm Item Weight: 150 g Number of Pages: 160 Pages About this product Product Information A poignant adventure from master storyteller and multi-award winner, Michael Morpurgo. 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 Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and home in an incredible journey from India to Australia and back againĪt only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. ![]()
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