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A Long way Home : a Memoir

Brierley, Saroo. Book on CD - 2014 Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Brierley, Saroo 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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Compact discs.
"Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container.
Read by Vikas Adam.
When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become 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 couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pour over satellite images of the country for 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 to find his mother.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

perseverance submitted by sinsery on July 11, 2016, 6:13pm A long way from home is a journey of a child survived the hardship of life.

Book vs. movie submitted by edb.blanchard on June 16, 2017, 10:19pm The audio book is a great listen to get background information and more specific details about the story. Unfortunately, Saroo Brierley is not a compelling author, it is more about sharing the true facts of the tale. The descriptions of the trains and locations and food are delightful, and learning more of the true story is helpful. It is great to have that information before seeing the movie, and the storytelling and acting in the movie is incredible, but I would recommend checking out the book if you like knowing more specific facts about the story.

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PUBLISHED
Ashland, OR : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2014]
Year Published: 2014
Description: 6 audio discs (7 hrs., 30 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781482996173 (library ed.)
1482996170 (library ed.)
9781482996197
1482996197

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Buttrose, Larry, 1952-
Adam, Vikas,
Blackstone Audio, Inc.,

SUBJECTS
Brierley, Saroo.
East Indians -- Australia -- Biography.
Adopted children -- Family relationships -- Australia.
Adopted children -- Family relationships -- India.
Intercountry adoption -- Australia.
Internet searching.
Family reunions -- India.
Parent and child -- India.
India -- Biography.