![]() ![]() Verdict: Recommend to all biography/memoir listeners, especially those who enjoy stories of families reunited against long odds. “Vikas Adam’s rich voice and smooth delivery results in a polished performance of this miraculous memoir. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. (Publisher) & 0 more 4. ![]() Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he. A Long Way Home Audible Audiobook Unabridged Saroo Brierley (Author), Vikas Adam (Narrator), Blackstone Audio, Inc. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. ![]() When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family.Ī Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. Saroo Brierley, Larry Buttrose (Ghostwriter), Vikas Adam (Narrator) 4.11. 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. 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 agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.ĭespite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope.At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Saroo Brierley (Author), Vikas Adam (Narrator), Penguin Random House Australia Audio (Publisher) & 4.4 4. Listen to Lion: A Long Way Home Young Readers Edition audio book by Saroo Brierley. 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. Lion is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. 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 non-fiction book by Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley written together with Larry Buttrose. 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. ![]() This is the miraculous and triumphant story of Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and home in an incredible journey from India to Australia and back again.Īt only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Now it’s Lion, the major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara-nominated for six Academy Awards! Then it became the #1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. 'The miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and home. ![]()
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