01770cam a2200277 a 4500003000900000003000400009005001700013008004100030020001800071020001500089040002700104100002600131245003600157264003400193300003100227520082400258651003901082650004401121650004701165650003501212650003201247655003901279655003601318999001701354952012101371PH-MaWHOOst20241108112737.0010529s2001    caub          000 1 eng    a9780099427964  a0099427966  aDLCcWPRO LibrarydDLC1 aCaldwell, Bo.967476714aThe 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.9674768 0aFathers and daughtersvFiction.9674769 0aChildren of missionariesvFiction.9674770 0aMillionairesvFiction.9674752 0aSmugglersvFiction.9674771 7aHistorical fiction.2gsafd9674578 7aDomestic fiction.2lcsh9674480  c17789d17789  00102nml40708FICaWPRObWPROcMezd2024-07-05edonationl0oFIC CALb DistantpFIC0050r2024-05-20 00:00:00yMONO