The highly anticipated trailer caught many people in its web, racking up 355.5 million views across all online platforms on its first day. It is sometimes difficult not to imagine some forces at work that are beyond my understanding.Doc Ock’s ominous greeting caps off the new trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home, which has broken the record for the most viewed movie trailer in 24 hours. And I am profoundly humbled by that thought.

I feel strongly that from my being a little lost boy with no family to becoming a man with two, everything was meant to happen just the way it happened. My favorite quotes are from the last few lines in the book: (“Lion” is the meaning of Saroo’s birth name in Hindi.) I have not seen the movie yet, but I am looking forward to seeing it. The story has also been made into the movie, Lion. I have recommended it to my teenage daughters, although they have not read it yet. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in reading a miraculous story. What an amazing story that has the ability to inspire and encourage others to never ever give up hope! When I got to the pictures in the middle of the book, tears of joy poured! I am amazed by everything he had to go through, but just as Saroo says, there is no doubt in my mind that everything that happened was all meant be and everything was meant to turn out exactly as it did. This story opened my eyes to a whole new world, so very different from the only life and culture I have ever truly been exposed to. I continue to be amazed at the things he had to do to survive on his own at only 5 years old.

I loved this book! It truly is an incredible story! If I had to describe the story in one word, that word would be “miraculous.” I felt like I was along for the entire journey with Saroo, and I felt so many different emotions along the way. Brierley was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. That story is being published in several languages around the world and is currently being adapted into a major feature film. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. 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. 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. 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.Īt only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. I enjoy reading memoirs occasionally, and this story just seemed so incredible that I couldn’t resist! Summary (from Goodreads) She had just finished reading it and offered to let me borrow it. This book was recommended to me by a friend. My Rating: ***** (5 out of 5 Stars) Why Did I Read?

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