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Putnam
June 2014
On Sale: June 12, 2014
272 pages
ISBN: 0399169288
EAN: 9780399169281
Kindle: B00G3L6JNC
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Non-Fiction Memoir
The miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who
rediscovers not only his childhood life and home…but an
identity long-since left behind. 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 agency and 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.
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