This is a masterful novel from a master storyteller. The Long Way Home will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Does Jonas Fairwether want to knock down the Leo's house and build a development? It looks like whoever is behind the plan is being driven by financial gain, but there may be an even stronger motive. Claire is immediately suspicious, and even more so when she finds out that another application has been submitted to develop the property. Though Claire distrusts Jonas's motives, Leo chooses to take his advice to put the house up for public auction rather than sell directly to Art and Claire. Claire's old flame, Jonas Fairwether, has become Leo's caretaker and trusted confidant. Art comes up with the idea of turning the place into a conference center, thinking they could purchase the place from Leo and build him a cottage on the property.īut the situation is much more complicated than it seems.
Their visit makes clear that Leo is no longer capable of living on his own, but he is determined to stay in his beloved old house. Claire and her husband, Art, leave New York and fly back to Scotland to care for him during the summer. Leo is her last real relative, and his own children rarely check up on the old man. When Claire Barclay receives news that her beloved stepfather has had a stroke, she's more than a little shaken. In the vein of Maeve Binchy, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Nicholas Sparks, New York Times bestselling author Robin Pilcher returns with his most enchanting novel yet, filled with captivating twists and turns of heart. I devoured every word of this masterful storyteller."-Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sheru is Hindi for “Lion” but he ’ d mispronounced it since lost and would be forever known as “ Saroo."The Long Way Home is Robin Pilcher at his best. With regards the meaning of the title, Lion, Brierley informs us in Chapter Eleven that he was christened, Sheru Munshi Khan.
“ Everything is written” : destiny takes its inevitable path.” This Hindu quote from Chapter Twelve sparks contemplation. Though this is Brierley ’ s memoir, sayings threaded throughout address universal issues and, as such, make his tale relevant to all. Brierley ’ s description of the rail system and his journey from Burhanpur to Kolkata as an adult is comprehensive and clear. I was lost.”Ĭhapter Thirteen is noteworthy for its reference to modes of transportation in India. I called for my mother,… No one answered and the train didn ’ t stop…. I couldn ’ t read any of the signs in the carriage…. “ I can still feel the icy chill of panic that hit me when I realized that I was trapped…. This is a 1968 letter to my grandfather in Canada from relatives in the Italian village he’d left 60 years prior. Technology helps Saroo find his birth family. There are many passages recording Saroo ’ s harrowing predicament with this sample from Chapter Two conveying his desperation. Hunger and poverty steal your childhood and take away your innocence and sense of security.” “ Hunger limits you because you are constantly thinking about getting food, keeping the food if you do get your hands on some, and not knowing when you are going to eat next. This excerpt from Chapter Two is particularly poignant. The author conveys the harsh living conditions Saroo and his family endured in India to help readers envision the world from which he came.
#A LONG WAY HOME NOVEL PLUS#
A compilation of original photos and documents plus a detailed map of India provide visual aids. An Epilogue speaks to the subject of family and how this experience has changed Saroo. From there, thirteen chapters headed with titles intrinsic to theme chronicle his journey. His birth and adoptive mothers eventually meet and though Saroo returns to Hobart, he maintains close ties with his Indian family.īrierley begins his account with a Prologue set in India at the point he and his mother on the cusp of reunion. In 2012, he is reunited with his mother and siblings but learns Guddu dead. His efforts showcase technology ’ s capabilities as well as Saroo ’ s commitment to achieve his goal. This novel explores family and this is a cherished 1926 photo of the Perri-Perry family.