The Resource A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley ; with Larry Buttrose
A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley ; with Larry Buttrose
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The item A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley ; with Larry Buttrose represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley ; with Larry Buttrose represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
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- Summary
- 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. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Remembering
- Getting lost
- Survival
- Salvation
- A new life
- My mum's journey
- Growing up
- Resuming the search
- Finding home
- Meeting my mother
- Reconnection
- Reaching Out
- Returning
- My journey across India
- Isbn
- 9780399169281
- Label
- A long way home : a memoir
- Title
- A long way home
- Title remainder
- a memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- Saroo Brierley ; with Larry Buttrose
- Subject
-
- Brierley, Saroo
- Brierley, Saroo -- Family
- Brierley, Saroo -- Travel -- India
- East Indians -- Australia -- Biography
- Hobart (Tas.) -- Biography
- Intercountry adoption -- Australia | Tasmania
- Intercountry adoption -- India
- Kolkata (India) -- Biography
- Adopted children -- Australia | Tasmania -- Biography
- Birthparents -- India -- Identification
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brierley, Saroo
- Dewey number
-
- 362.73409946
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- CT2808.B67
- LC item number
- A3 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Buttrose, Larry
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Brierley, Saroo
- Brierley, Saroo
- Brierley, Saroo
- East Indians
- Adopted children
- Birthparents
- Intercountry adoption
- Intercountry adoption
- Hobart (Tas.)
- Kolkata (India)
- Label
- A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley ; with Larry Buttrose
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Remembering -- Getting lost -- Survival -- Salvation -- A new life -- My mum's journey -- Growing up -- Resuming the search -- Finding home -- Meeting my mother -- Reconnection -- Reaching Out -- Returning -- My journey across India
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780399169281
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014003745
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)861478652
- (OCoLC)ocn861478652
- Label
- A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley ; with Larry Buttrose
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Remembering -- Getting lost -- Survival -- Salvation -- A new life -- My mum's journey -- Growing up -- Resuming the search -- Finding home -- Meeting my mother -- Reconnection -- Reaching Out -- Returning -- My journey across India
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780399169281
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014003745
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)861478652
- (OCoLC)ocn861478652
Subject
- Brierley, Saroo
- Brierley, Saroo -- Family
- Brierley, Saroo -- Travel -- India
- East Indians -- Australia -- Biography
- Hobart (Tas.) -- Biography
- Intercountry adoption -- Australia | Tasmania
- Intercountry adoption -- India
- Kolkata (India) -- Biography
- Adopted children -- Australia | Tasmania -- Biography
- Birthparents -- India -- Identification
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