title: Lion: A Long Way Home Young Readers' Edition
author:  Saroo Brierley 
description: <b>Praise for <i>Lion</i><br /></b><br />"The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe."<i>People</i> magazine<br /><br />"Amazing stuff."<i>The New York Post</i><br /><br />"So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction."--<i>Winnipeg Free Press</i> (Canada)<br /><br />"A remarkable story."<i>Sydney Morning Herald Review</i><br /><br />"I literally could not put this book down . . . [Saroo's] return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit."<i>Manly Daily</i> (Australia)<br /><br />"We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account . . . With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo . . . recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation."<i>Weekly Review</i> (Australia)
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  ![Cover image: In the Lion’s Den by Barbara Taylor
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Title Page](title.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Copyright](copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dedication](dedication.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contents](contents.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Characters](characters.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Part One: Honour & Loyalty: London/Kent 1889](part001.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter One](chapter001.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Two](chapter002.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Three](chapter003.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Four](chapter004.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Five](chapter005.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Six](chapter006.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Seven](chapter007.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Part Two: True Friendship: London/Hull/Gloucestershire 1890](part002.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter Eight](chapter008.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Nine](chapter009.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Ten](chapter010.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Eleven](chapter011.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Twelve](chapter012.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Thirteen](chapter013.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Fourteen](chapter014.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Part Three: Unexpe