TY  - BOOK
AU  - Caldwell,Bo
TI  - The distant land of my father
SN  - 9780099427964
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London
PB  - Arrow Books
KW  - Fathers and daughters
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Children of missionaries
KW  - Millionaires
KW  - Smugglers
KW  - Shanghai (China)
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - gsafd
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - lcsh
N2  - 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
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