288 pages / 7 hrs, 28 mins
"Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia.
"Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of the country for landmarks he recognised. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for.
"Then he set off on a journey to find his mother." --from the publisher
This is a fascinating story of a young boy getting lost on a train, and it is told pretty well. Some parts of the book are repetitive. Saroo does a good job describing the details and emotional complexity of his life. The movie is well done, too. (I actually liked it a bit better.) I give the book 3.5 stars out of 5.
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