A long way home : a memoir
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Clifton Springs Library - Adult Biography
Bio Brierley
1 available
Bio Brierley
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Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
921 Brierley
1 available
921 Brierley
1 available
Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
BIO BRIERLEY
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BIO BRIERLEY
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Clifton Springs Library - Adult Biography | Bio Brierley | Available |
Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 921 Brierley | Available |
Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction | BIO BRIERLEY | Available |
Ontario Public Library - Adult Biography | BIO BRIERLEY | Available |
Palmyra Community Library - Adult Biography | 92 BRIERLEY | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adopted children -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Biography.
Birthparents -- India -- Identification.
Brierley, Saroo -- Family.
Brierley, Saroo -- Travel -- India.
Brierley, Saroo.
East Indians -- Australia -- Biography.
Hobart (Tas.) -- Biography.
Intercountry adoption -- Australia -- Tasmania.
Intercountry adoption -- India.
Kolkata (India) -- Biography.
Missing children -- India -- Biography.
Birthparents -- India -- Identification.
Brierley, Saroo -- Family.
Brierley, Saroo -- Travel -- India.
Brierley, Saroo.
East Indians -- Australia -- Biography.
Hobart (Tas.) -- Biography.
Intercountry adoption -- Australia -- Tasmania.
Intercountry adoption -- India.
Kolkata (India) -- Biography.
Missing children -- India -- Biography.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Also published: Berkley Books, 2015 (273 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm).
General Note
Subsquently published as Lion by New American Library, 2016.
Description
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.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brierley, S., & Buttrose, L. (2014). A long way home: a memoir . G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brierley, Saroo and Larry Buttrose. 2014. A Long Way Home: A Memoir. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brierley, Saroo and Larry Buttrose. A Long Way Home: A Memoir G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brierley, Saroo., and Larry Buttrose. A Long Way Home: A Memoir G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2014.
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