Brierley, Saroo,

Lion / Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose. - [Penguin Canada paperback edition] - 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

"Previously published as A long way home."

Prologue -- Remembering -- Getting lost -- Survival -- Salvation -- A new life -- My mum's journey -- Growing up -- Resuming the search -- Finding home -- Meeting my mother -- Reconnection -- Reaching out -- Returning -- Epilogue -- Map: My journey across India.

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. Always wondered about his origins, and with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home. After years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family. A young man rediscovers not only his childhood life and home, but an identity long-since left behind.

ISBN: 9780735233690

LCCN: 2014003745

Subjects--Personal Names:
Brierley, Saroo.
Brierley, Saroo--Family.
Brierley, Saroo--Travel--India.
Brierley, Saroo.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
East Indians--Australia--Biography.
Adopted children--Australia--Tasmania--Biography.
Birthparents--Identification.--India
Intercountry adoption--Australia--Tasmania.
Intercountry adoption--India.
Intercountry adoption--Australia--Tasmania.
Intercountry adoption--India.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Hobart (Tas.)--Biography.
Kolkata (India)--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Travel writing.