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Long Way Home : A Memoir by Saroo Brierley (2017, Library Binding)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCenter Point Large Print

ISBN-10168324401X

ISBN-139781683244011

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038401976

Product Key Features

Book TitleLong Way Home : a Memoir

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicParenting / Parent & Adult Child, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Asia / India & South Asia, Adoption & Fostering

Publication Year2017

FeaturesLarge Type

IllustratorYes

GenreFamily & Relationships, Travel, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorSaroo Brierley

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-009423

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Decimal920.00920946

Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition

SynopsisAt first a media sensation, the story of Saroo Brierley became the #1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. Now it's Lion, the major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara - nominated for six Academy Awards!At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agencyand adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home, and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family.A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope., At first a media sensation, the story of Saroo Brierly became the #1 international bestseller A Long Way Home . Now it's Lion , the major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara -- nominated for six Academy Awards

LC Classification NumberCT2808.B67A3 2017