The mother is a young woman in Calcutta who houses and feeds Saroo for a night. Despite her kindness, she’s also physically violent towards Saroo and her son, the little boy: she throws a rock at Saroo when he won’t return to her from the river where she did laundry.
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The Mother Character Timeline in A Long Way Home
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4. Salvation
...a while and then the boy invites Saroo to come home with him. The boy’s mother seems kind, and Saroo tells her some of his story. She allows him to stay...
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