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NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS . . .
Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned.
Discover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. This is the heart breaking and original tale of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later.
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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.
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'Amazing stuff' The New York Post
'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)
'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review
'I literally could not put this book down. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia)
'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' Weekly Review (Australia)
Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned.
Discover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. This is the heart breaking and original tale of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later.
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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.
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'Amazing stuff' The New York Post
'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)
'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review
'I literally could not put this book down. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia)
'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' Weekly Review (Australia)
Ratings and reviews
4.7
156 reviews
david mclennan
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July 30, 2017
Whilst it is a very good story as a whole, I didn't add the fifth as the writing didn't fully grab me & in this case I reckon the film will fulfill that missing 5th star as have heard it to be very good.
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Anna Lisovskaya
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November 24, 2018
The book was so boring for me till I read to the end and saw the pictures, pictures of real story, real life story and it amazed me, I understand it's real life story and it's not boring, it's tragic and happy at same time. I'm amazed!!!!! By the way, the book is well-written!
Ann Iglauer
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March 18, 2017
This was a wholly satisfying read. The gratitude evoked when the young, lost child was incredibly left unharmed lasts through the fortunes of his formative years. The patient search and eventual success in reuniting with his birth family is more cause for gratitude and joy. Finally, turning to the end, and finding the pictures included for the reader was a generous bonus. Thank you Mr Brierley, to you and to your two families.
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About the author
Saroo Brierley is an India-born Australian businessman. He grew up with an adopted family in Tasmania, Australia.
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