Larry Buttrose

Saroo Brierley

"Can you imagine being lost and not finding your way home again? Saroo Brierley became lost on a train in India at the age of five. 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. Despite being happy in his new home, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. He pored over satellite images on Google Earth seeking out landmarks he recognised. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for. Then he set off on a journey back to India to see if he could find his mother. 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."

A Long Way Home Young Readers' Edition

Lion

"Previously published as A long way home."

alana schouppe 

it was a good book that made feel so sad for saroo. i can’t imagine what he id been trough, the reason i give this 3 stars is bcs this isn’t the genre i would choose so i really had a hard time reading it 

Sandaru Ravihari

It was very emotional and inspiring. I watched so many documentaries and the movie Lion that gave me an insight to the real Saroo's life.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, this #1 international best-seller tells 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. "Amazing stuff." -The New York Post "So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction." -Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in 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. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. 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. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family. Lion is a moving, poignant, 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.

Lion (Movie Tie-In Edition)

Erin 

I have a huge crush on Dev Patel, which is the reason I picked up this book after watching the movie in the first place. But I swear, now it's one of my favourite films ever and Dev Patel is only like, 30% of the reason (okay, maybe 40%). Anyway, Lion A.K.A. A Long Way Home is about an Indian/Australian man's journey finding his hometown via Google Maps after spending the majority of his life being lost and with no connection to his birth family or even really knowing where he came from. It's very emotional and I love it so much.

Jane Krauss

After seeing the film I wanted to read Saroo Brierley's memoir. While the film focuses on the journey back to India, this book really tells the story of Brierley's early life. His story shows the vast difference between India’s poverty and the fortunate life I live in Australia. In the eyes of a five-year-old boy, it takes you on a journey of racial discrimination, poverty, and child trafficking.

Five-year-old Saroo fell asleep in a train one evening as he waited for his elder brother to fetch him. When he awoke, he found himself amidst unknown faces, lost in faraway Calcutta. Poor, unable to read or write, Saroo struggled to survive alone on the streets of the crowded metropolis, before he was adopted by an Australian couple. Years later, Saroo met students from India at his college in Canberra and embarked on what appeared an impossible search for his childhood town. He began to piece together the bits he had carefully memorized, poring over satellite images in Google Earth. Eventually, twenty-five years after he had got lost, Saroo was able to trace his home town to Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, where he set off to look for his mother. Lion is an inspiring true story of the power of hope and what the human will can achieve in the face of insurmountable odds.

Lemarnie Tizzard

Caitlin Hooker

Izza

First it was a media sensation. Then it became the #1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. Now it's Lion, a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara. 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 journey from India to Australia and back again... At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in 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. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. 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. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family. Lion is a moving, poignant, 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. Previously published as A Long Way Home

Lion A Long Way Home Young Readers' Edition

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