01544cam a2200253 a 4500003000900000003000400009005001700013008004100030020001800071020001500089040002700104100001800131245003600149264003400185300003100219520082400250651003101074650003601105650003901141650002701180650002401207655003101231655002801262PH-MaWHOOst20241108112737.0010529s2001    caub          000 1 eng    a9780099427964  a0099427966  aDLCcWPRO LibrarydDLC1 aCaldwell, Bo.14aThe distant land of my father /  aLondon :bArrow Books,c2003.  a373 pages :bmap ;c22 cm.  aAnna, the narrator of this riveting first novel, lives in a storybook world: exotic pre- World War II Shanghai, with handsome young parents, wealth, and comfort. Her father, the son of missionaries, leads a charmed and secretive life, though his greatest joy is sharing his beloved city with his only daughter. Yet when Anna and her mother flee Japanese-occupied Shanghai to return to California, he stays behind, believing his connections and a little bit of luck will keep him safe. Through Anna's memories and her father's journals we learn of his fall from charismatic millionaire to tortured prisoner, in a story of betrayal and reconciliation that spans two continents. The Distant Land of My Father, a breathtaking and richly lyrical debut, unfolds to reveal an enduring family love through tragic circumstances. 0aShanghai (China)vFiction. 0aFathers and daughtersvFiction. 0aChildren of missionariesvFiction. 0aMillionairesvFiction. 0aSmugglersvFiction. 7aHistorical fiction.2gsafd 7aDomestic fiction.2lcsh