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A Long Way Home
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An amazing true story.
At one point in his memoir Saroo Brierley invites his readers to take another look at his photo on the cover page, to look into his young, bewildered eyes, to look at the face of a new adoptee flown to the other side of the world, greeted by the love and understanding of his soon-to-be mum and dad, a face already showing a life-time of experiences.
Photos of him as an adult still show hints of bewilderment, but of a different kind, of humbly knowing his story is special and reaches out to us.
Although I feel I’ve come full circle with this story � from reading about it in our local news, watching the film ‘Lion� a few times, reading Sue Brierley’s account, following 60 Minutes coverage of the reunions and now this, his memoir � I have little doubt the journey, adjustments and wonders for Saroo continue.
At one point in his memoir Saroo Brierley invites his readers to take another look at his photo on the cover page, to look into his young, bewildered eyes, to look at the face of a new adoptee flown to the other side of the world, greeted by the love and understanding of his soon-to-be mum and dad, a face already showing a life-time of experiences.
Photos of him as an adult still show hints of bewilderment, but of a different kind, of humbly knowing his story is special and reaches out to us.
Although I feel I’ve come full circle with this story � from reading about it in our local news, watching the film ‘Lion� a few times, reading Sue Brierley’s account, following 60 Minutes coverage of the reunions and now this, his memoir � I have little doubt the journey, adjustments and wonders for Saroo continue.
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March 21, 2022
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March 21, 2022
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"Ah, I've watched the film 'Lion' a few times now, and after I'm finished with this memoir, I reckon I'll need to watch it again!"
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This was such a wonderful book! I still can’t believe the story. So wild!😳
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Kelly wrote: "This was such a wonderful book! I still can’t believe the story. So wild!😳"Agree, Kelly.
Have you watched the movie 'Lion'?
Cheers from CB
Wenn ich meinen "Senf dazugeben" darf: kenne den Film, das Buch leider (noch?) nicht."Lion" hat mich unglaublich berührt, sah ihn allerdings nicht auf der großen Leinwand im Kino, sondern zweimal kurz nach Erscheinen der DVD im "Heimkino".
Hast Du auch so mitgefiebert??!
Bestimmt, sonst hättest Du Dich nicht so intensiv mit seinem außergewöhnlichen Schicksal beschäftigt...
So eine Dramatik, so ein Weg!
Die Schauspieler waren wunderbar, der Film war verdientermaßen 2017 für den Oscar nominiert.
Soweit ich weiß, lebt Saroo Brierley immer noch in Tasmanien und besucht seine Familie in Indien regelmäßig.
Maren wrote: "Wenn ich meinen "Senf dazugeben" darf: kenne den Film, das Buch leider (noch?) nicht."Lion" hat mich unglaublich berührt, sah ihn allerdings nicht auf der großen Leinwand im Kino, sondern zweimal ..."
Thank you, Maren. Yes, I was also moved by the film. I really liked the scenes in Tasmania, particularly the glimpses of our river and mountain, kunanyi/Mt Wellington. The actors were certainly on point. As far as I know, he still lives here.
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Danke, Maren, Ja, der Film hat mich auch sehr berührt. Die Szenen, die in Tasmanien spielen, insbesondere die flüchtigen Blicke auf unseren Fluss und den Berg Kunanyi/Mt Wellington, haben mir gefallen. Die Schauspieler waren sicherlich gut besetzt. Soweit ich weiß, wohnt er immer noch hier.
