'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. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia) 'I literally could not put this book down. 'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review 'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) 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. 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. How he then ended up in Tasmania, living the life of an upper-middle-class Aussie. How he ended up on the streets of Calcutta. This is the story of what happened to Saroo in those twenty-five years. You wouldn’t know if they belonged to anyone they were just there. When you see a five-year-old alone on the streets of Kolkata (Calcutta) it’s terrifying (it was terrifying to read about, but my heart was in my throat watching it) For the beautiful footage of Saroo’s reunion with his. It was almost as if they worked nine to five, and clocked off to go home and sleep. All types of crying: sad crying, happy crying, frightened crying, relieved crying. until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost. Pigs slept in families, huddled together on a street corner at night, and in the day they would be gone, foraging for whatever they could find. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home.įive-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings. This is the heart breaking and original tale of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later.Īs a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train. Īged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned.ĭiscover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS. Clicca qui per trovare grandi offerte e scaricare il libro migliore: HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA LEER BOOK PDF
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