![]() This aspect was unexpected in the book, because I expected there to be some sort of drama, but it really didn’t show up, which was a nice surprise. Saroo, for his part, was also very in-tune to how they must feel and he treated the situation well. Instead they were supportive, encouraging, and helpful when they needed to be. Not once were they upset or jealous when Saroo focused on finding his family, which had to be difficult for them. I found one of my favorite aspects of the book was the relationship between Saroo and his adoptive parents. Not surprisingly, I discovered that for me the answer was family.” Beyond the means to get by, we need to think about what’s most important to us. “We all reach a point as young adults when we wonder what we should be doing with our lives-or, at the very least, which direction to point ourselves in. The fact that he survived before (and after) being discovered as homeless is a miracle in itself. His journey back to his birth mother 25 years later is a truly amazing story. #A long way home saroo brierley quotes fullIt wasn’t until he was in college that he started thinking about finding his family back in India, and it wasn’t until after had graduated and working full time that he really put all his effort into finding his home.Īside from being well-written, which it is, this story really tugs at the heartstrings and emphasizes the importance of families and relationships are in life. A Long Way Home is Saroo Brierleys personal account of finding himself tragically lost from his family at the young age of 5 years old. As I’ve said before I usually don’t prefer memoir like books, but Lion, originally titled “A Long Way Home: A Memoir” was very good.įollowing the story of Saroo, a young Indian man living in Australia who finally decides to dedicate all his extra time and energy into finding his family, whom he was separated from at the age of 5.Īfter getting lost, Saroo jumped around until he ended up in a home and was quickly (compared to other children) adopted by an Australian couple. 'I came to the doorstep of the house that I was born and walked around about 15 meters around the corner,' says Saroo (like in the movie, he discovered that his mother did not live in the same home, but in a home a very short distance away). I liked this book much more than I was expecting to. Rating: ★★★★ // Riveting and heartwarming story. ![]()
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