La Lunga Strada Per Tornare A Casa (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
A true story. Just imagine - a five year old Indian boy gets lost when he ventures to another town by train with his brother. He doesn't know his last name or the full name of his hometown. He manages to survive on his own on the streets of several towns and the large city of Calcutta for several weeks before someone takes him to an orphanage. Eventually Saroo is adopted and raised by a family in Australia. When Saroo is in his late twenties, he manages to identify his hometown by using GoogleEarth and his memory of landmarks. He is then reunited with his birth family. Along the way, readers learn about life on the streets in India, the millions of children there living on their own, and all the lucky breaks that Saroo experienced which allowed him to be educated and have two loving families - one in India and one in Australia. I read this book so quickly, anxious to find out what happens even though the outcome is laid out on the back flap. Five year old Saroo is separated from his family by the happen-stance nature of poverty in India in the 80s. Unable to find his way home, he survives alone on the streets until he eventually finds his way into an orphanage and later into the caring arms of adoptive parents in Australia. He lives his new life with his early childhood tucked away, background noise, until as an adult, he brings it forward and makes an attempt to find his way home. It is a compelling story, one that would not have had this ending had Google Earth not been invented and that, in itself, is an amazing commentary on the technology we love to hate sometimes. I highly recommend reading this book.You won't be disappointed.
What do You think about La Lunga Strada Per Tornare A Casa (2014)?
Poorly written, in my opinion, but a fascinating story, nonetheless.
—scj_45
Couldn't stop reading this book. Started and finished in one day.
—ccream01
