An interesting and touching story, hampered by lack of authorial skill.

I'd not heard about Saroo Brierley's journey to find his family, the announcement of this book was the first I learned about his unusual life experiences. The tale is quite interesting, uplifting and positive, but the writing style was grammatically far too simple. There were few compound or complex sentences, which meant the book had little rhythm and was difficult to immerse myself in.

Already on the Australian market for a year, I received a digital galley of the American version. At the end a map was included, but the formatting for my ARC was clearly off, which was unfortunate as I'd have been interested to see the journey on the map. Including it is therefore a good idea, I'm certain for print copies and publication ebooks the formatting will be correct. I don't know if any photos are included in the publication versions, there are none in the ARC (in the beginning of the text a reference is made to the cover photo, which my ARC did not have, but no other photo references are made), and I think they would help the story come alive, though I recognize that it could be a real invasion of privacy for some involved parties.

Overall, I'd give this a soft recommendation. It was a quick, enjoyable story that you know starting out ends well. I can only wish the writing mechanics had more depth to them.