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Saroo Brierley

Born

Ganesh Talai, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India

Website

http://saroobrierley.com/

Genre

Memoir

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Saroo Brierley (born 1981) is an Indian-born Australian businessman who, at age 5, was separated from his biological mother. He was adopted by an Australian couple, and 25 years later reunited with his biological mother. His story generated significant international media attention, especially in Australia and India.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 28,695 ratings · 2,764 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Long Way Home 4.12 avg rating — 28,515 ratings — published 2013 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lion - Screenplay by Luke Davies (Screenplay), Saroo Brierley (Book) 4.18 avg rating — 181 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Saroo Brierley

“My mother described her reactions better than I ever could mine: she said she was "surprised with thunder" that her boy had come back, and that the happiness in her heart was "as deep as the sea".”
― Saroo Brierley, A Long Way Home

tags: happiness, mothers, reunions, sons

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“I feel strongly that from my being a little lost boy with no family to becoming a man with two, everything was meant to happen just the way it happened. And I am profoundly humbled by that thought.”
― Saroo Brierley, A Long Way Home

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“My return seemed to inspire and energize the neighborhood, as though it was evidence that the hard luck of life did not have to rule you. Sometimes miracles do happen.”
― Saroo Brierley, A Long Way Home

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