Lion : A Long Way Home

As a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home.

Five-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings... until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost. For twenty-five years.

This is the story of what happened to Saroo in those twenty-five years. How he ended up on the streets of Calcutta. And survived. How he then ended up in Tasmania, living the life of an upper-middle-class Aussie. And how, at thirty years old, with some dogged determination, a heap of good luck and the power of Google Earth, he found his way back home.

Lion is a triumphant true story of survival against all odds and a shining example of the extraordinary feats we can achieve when hope endures.

About the author

Saroo Brierley is an India-born Australian businessman. He grew up with an adopted family in Tasmania, Australia.

Summary

As a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home.
Five-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings... until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost. For twenty-five years.
This is the story of what happened to Saroo in those twenty-five years. How he ended up on the streets of Calcutta. And survived. How he then ended up in Tasmania, living the life of an upper-middle-class Aussie. And how, at thirty years old, with some dogged determination, a heap of good luck and the power of Google Earth, he found his way back home.
Lion is a triumphant true story of survival against all odds and a shining example of the extraordinary feats we can achieve when hope endures.

Product details

• Authors: Saroo Brierley
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.12.2016
• EAN: 9781405931977
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-3197-7
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Adoption, Australien; Berichte, Erinnerungen, Indien : Berichte, Erinnerungen, Adoption : Berichte, Erinnerungen, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Australia, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering, India, Travel writing, Impact of science & technology on society, Autobiography: science, technology & medicine, Adoption & fostering: advice & issues