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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Softcover Wraps. First Softcover Edition. Softcover book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 273 pp, b/w photos + map.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. landscape 4to pictorial boards 42pp all colour Story of the film 'Lion' 42 p. Bruce Whatley (illustrator).

Reprint ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, colour map inside covers, black & white map, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. 256 pp. Saroo Brierley tells how he became lost on a train in India at the age of five. He survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata (Calcutta), before being taken in by an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. He was happy in his new family, but always wondered about his origins. Through Google Earth he found what he was searching for. He set off on a journey to find his birth mother. A moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. A celebration of the human spirit. (This copy: First edition reprint. Later made into the popular film 'Lion'.).…

Paperback. Saroo Brierley With Larry Buttrose, Penguin Books. Author: Saroo Brierley With Larry ButtroseBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Penguin Books, 2013Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant memoir, A Long Way Home, recounts the incredible true story of a young boy's accidental separation from his family in rural India and his subsequent adoption by an Australian couple. The narrative chronicles his journey of survival on the streets of Calcutta and his eventual relocation to a new continent. Years later, driven by faint memories and a powerful longing, he embarks on a determined quest to locate his birth mother using nascent satellite technology. This inspiring account illustrates the enduring power of family bonds and the remarkable resilience of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. It presents a testament to hope and the profound impact of love across cultures and continents. Paperback.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, celebrating the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit - hope. A true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, now a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. 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 Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of the country for landmarks he recognised. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for. Then he set off on a journey to find his mother. 261 pages. Item Type: Film Tie-In. Illustrated with colour photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography; Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 263243.…