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This softcover edition is in fine condition with no marks or tears and shows absolutely minimal shelf wear. Saroo, born in a poor village in India, was separated from his family at the age of five. He accidentally boarded a train that took him thousands of kilometers away from home to Kolkata (then Calcutta), where he didn’t know the language or how to find his way back. He lived on the streets for weeks, facing hunger and danger before being taken to an orphanage. Eventually, Saroo was adopted by a loving Australian couple and grew up in Tasmania, where he led a comfortable life, though he never forgot his roots.

This like-new first edition hardcover is untouched, no marks, pages are tight and appear unread, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. Dust cover is unmarked,. The Dreaming by Barbara Wood is a historical novel set in Australia, weaving a tale that spans multiple generations and explores the connection between the present and the past through the land's Indigenous culture and history. Barbara Wood incorporates elements of mysticism and Indigenous beliefs, particularly the concept of "the Dreaming," which in Aboriginal Australian culture refers to a spiritual realm and creation time that connects the present with the ancestral past. A rare book 📖