![]() (It later turns out he was mispronouncing even his first name – his name is actually Sheru, or ‘Lion’ in Hindi.) Saroo speaks Hindi, and is unable to pronounce the name of his town or his last name. Saroo stumbles onto a waiting train and goes back to sleep.Ĭhildhood memory can be unreliable, but suffice to say Saroo finds himself alone and trapped on a moving train, carrying him 1,500km east (he will later learn) to the megacity of Kolkata. When he wakes up, it is dark, and Guddu has vanished. One time with his eldest brother Guddu, an exhausted Saroo is left to nod off on a bench on a railway platform. The little boy loves flying kites, chasing butterflies and tagging behind his brothers as they hustle for food and money. Saroo’s mother is warm and kindhearted, and neighbours in the dry, dusty central Indian town seem to watch out for each other. Despite this hardship, Saroo is lucky – his family are poor, but they are, Saroo will recall, “reasonably happy”. With no father at home, their mother works on construction sites, carrying rocks on her head in the baking heat. Saroo’s streetwise big brothers, Guddu and Kallu, take care of each other and little Saroo. He washes and feeds her, and plays games of peekaboo. Most of our images are sourced automatically, so the book cover shown might be different to the edition we have in stock.In 1980s India, five-year-old Saroo, like many small children in poor communities, looks after a younger sibling he has special responsibility for his baby sister Shekila. This is a used book in good condition, meaning that it shows signs of wear but has no major defects. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia) '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.recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation' Weekly Review (Australia) 'Amazing stuff' The New York Post 'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) 'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review 'I literally could not put this book down. 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. until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost. ![]() Five-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home. ![]() As a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train. This is the heart breaking and original tale of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later. Discover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned. NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS. ![]()
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