Join Meredith, Lindsay, Ashley, Sarah and Kim as they discuss Saroo Brierley’s A Long Way Home. The girls learn (thanks to Lindsay’s research) that this book was actually written by a ghost writer and they are kind of relieved because no one really enjoyed the writing. Everyone really loves the story, but they all agree the writing wasn’t the best. Lindsay again helps with this issue by adding that this book was written in 3 months!

The girls discuss accents in different countries and how one can pick up the speaking style and mannerisms of the place they visit. There is interesting conversation around the landscape of the brain and how both it and the landscape of an environment may change over time. Meredith wraps up the experience of the story nicely by pointing out that even though a terrible thing happens in this story, many different people along the way help – There are good people in this world, there is good in the world. The girls also share thoughts and opinions on international adoptions. And, of course, everyone offers up whether they would recommend the book and/or the movie and which one they enjoyed more.

This book was made into a movie in 2016 called Lion and stars Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.

Discussion Points:

• Using a ghost writer and how that works
• Accents and mannerisms in different countries
• The landscape of the brain and environment
• There are good people in the world
• The amazing story
• Trauma, hope and genetics
• A couple surprises from Meredith
• International adoptions
• Do they recommend the book and/or movie

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A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

Lion (Movie)

During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Christine Skarbek and her book “Confronting Power and Chaos: The Uncharted Kaleidoscope of My Life”

What’s in a name?

Her trailblazer of a distant cousin forged a solitary, singular path during and after WWII. Unassuming and somewhat clueless, Christine eventually finds she has to do pretty much the same. A teen fully expecting her Midwestern life would be drab and ho-hum, she meets in Germany an elderly man who offered her a ride – and insight into a legacy she was going to rely on throughout her entire life.

Discussion Points:

• Christine Skarbek her namesake during World War 2
• Struggling with divorce and children health concerns
• Writing a screenplay and pitching it to Hollywood
• The recession creating a new path and opportunity in Poland
• Finding strength from her role model
• Guns in America

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

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Confronting Power and Chaos: The Uncharted Kaleidoscope of My Life by Christine Skarbek

The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! During this episode we take a glimpse behind the scenes while the Book Interrupted women discuss being a work horse, embodying the character of a slutty horse, kicking horses, dinosaur ducks, duck armies and diarrhoea.

Discussion Points:

• Being a work horse
• Embodying the character of a slutty horse
• Centaur portrait
• Hashtags
• Would you rather?
• Dinosaur ducks
• Diarrhoea
• Horror duckling story
• Duck army

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

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Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

Nonviolent Communication by Marshal B. Rosenberg

The 4% Fix by Karma Brown

Pretty Women