01651cam a2200265 a 4500 PH-MaWHO Ost 20241108112737.0 010529s2001 caub 000 1 eng 9780099427964 0099427966 DLC WPRO Library DLC Caldwell, Bo. 674767 The distant land of my father / London : Arrow Books, 2003. 373 pages : map ; 22 cm. Anna, 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. Shanghai (China) Fiction. 674768 Fathers and daughters Fiction. 674769 Children of missionaries Fiction. 674770 Millionaires Fiction. 674752 Smugglers Fiction. 674771 Historical fiction. gsafd 674578 Domestic fiction. lcsh 674480 17789 17789 0 0 nml 0 0 FIC WPRO WPRO Mez 2024-07-05 donation 0 FIC CALb Distant FIC0050 2024-05-20 00:00:00 MONO