A long way home preloaded digital audio player june 17, 2014 by saroo brierley author. The young readers edition of the true story that inspired lion, the academy award nominated film starring dev patel, david wenham, rooney mara, and nicole kidman. Guduu accepted to take him but the only problem was that it was during the night. A long way home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. The text was initially released in australia on 24 june 20 via viking, then rereleased internationally in 2014, and adapted into a major film in 2016. Download a long way home audiobook by saroo brierley. A long way home audible audiobook unabridged saroo brierley author, vikas adam narrator, blackstone audio, inc. A long way home is the straightforward telling of saroo s experiences as a 5 year old stranded on a moving train, being lost in calcutta and eventually being adopted and taken to tasmania by new parents. Just in front of him, there was a stationary train. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
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