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adopted children, Australia, birthparents, East Indians, India travel, intercountry adoption, Saroo Brierley, Tasmania
This book is recommended by a Weston library patron. It was made into the 2016 movie, Lion which received six nominations at the Academy Awards.
“I literally could not put this book down..[Saroo’s] return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit.”—Manly Daily (Australia)
“We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account…With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo…recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation.”—Weekly Review (Australia)