Hence, she never moved from the shack where she lived so that she will be there when Saroo comes back! Saroo’s birth mother Kamala is another remarkable woman, who never gave up hope that her son would one day return. Sue, Saroo’s adopted mother, herself was a WWII refugee from Hungary and her story is in itself pretty stirring, as told in the book. The truth, however, is meant to be uncovered and almost twenty years later, with the advent of internet and google earth, is any question too difficult to be answered and is any place too hard to find? This book in some ways is a tribute to modern technology. The ripples seem so far and wide, as if it would impossible to trace back to the central plop that the pebble created. A five-year-old poverty ridden, illiterate boy gets lost in Kolkata, one of the biggest cities in the world, miles away from his home, a limited vocabulary and vague knowledge do not turn out to be helpful, somehow he saves himself from sex traffickers, organ harvesters and animals, and ends up in an orphanage, where an Australian couple decides to adopt him. It isn’t a cause and effect kind of story, it is a cause and effect and its aftereffects kind of story, like a pebble thrown in a pond causing ripples all around. This is a tale so incredible it will force your heart to dabble with a full spectrum of human emotions from hope to horror, from anger to love, from frustration to fulfillment. The book is not long and yet the prose is thorough. Saroo Brierly accounts in this memoir, a poignant tale of love and loss. ‘An incredible story of how one boy survived and prevailed through extreme circumstances to change his fortunes.“I literally could not put this book down… return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit” NO MAJOR SPOILERS ‘A remarkable story … provides an informative and fascinating insight into how Third World families live with, and somehow survive, their poverty.’ ‘We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account … With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo … recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation.’ ‘★★★★★ I literally could not put this book down … return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit.’ It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit – hope. Then he set off on a journey to find his mother.Ī Long Way Home is a moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of the country for landmarks he recognised. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. 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 couple in Australia.ĭespite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. 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.
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