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A Long Way Home: A Memoir by Saroo Brierley

Hey guys! So, I read this really good book this week and it a slightly different type of book for me and there was also a movie that I watched that was based on this book. The name of the book is "A Long Way Home". The movie was called "Lion" and I had no idea why until I got close to the end of the book and I will let you know why soon. "A Long Way Home" is a memoir written by Saroo Brierley. To begin, let me start off by telling you a bit about Saroo Brierley. Saroo Brierley is an Indian born- Australian Business man who today lives in Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. He was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India in 1981. He came to Tasmania at age five. The book he wrote was actually really memorable and so was the movie. Now, what was "A Long Way Home" about? Saroo got separated from his mother at age five. It all started when he asked his older brother Guddu to take him to his workplace at the train station. Guddu at first told Saroo that ...