I wish there would have been an "It was OK" rating because that's what I would have given this book. I also needed a middle ground for recommending it for a book club, although members of ours (aside from me, I think) liked it. The book didn't have enough material, as is, to be a fully-fleshed and interesting memoir for me. In the current world of great memoirs, this one is pretty mediocre. I lay this at the feet of the book's editor, not particularly the author.

I enjoyed this book. For a book club looking for a shorter and fairly quick read, I would recommend it. The topic was very interesting as it dealt with a lost little 5 yr old boy, who was separated from his family and home town by means of being accidentally locked into a railway car. Since this occurred in the later 80\\\'s, adoptions were easier to arrange. What he remembered, how he found his family again and what he experienced make for good reading. I didn\\\'t know much about poorer lives in India, and this was a fascinating account.