| The Distant Land of My Father Contributor(s): Caldwell, Bo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156027135 ISBN-13: 9780156027137 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: An unusual father-daughter relationship is chronicled through the daughter's eyes during pre-World War II Shanghai and Los Angeles. Through Anna's memories and her father's journals, readers learn of his fall from charismatic millionaire to tortured prisoner in a story of betrayal and reconciliation that spans two continents. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002024025 |
| Lexile Measure: 1010 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.17" W x 8.2" (0.82 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Los Angeles Times Bestseller, award-winning author Bo Caldwell's The Distant Land of My Father is a powerful, fictional memoir of longing and guilt that will resonate with curious, sensitive daughters and with independent, perhaps secretive, fathers (The News & Observer -Raleigh)Anna, the narrator of this riveting 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. Breathtaking and richly lyrica, The Distant Land of My Father unfolds to reveal an enduring family love through tragic circumstances. |
Contributor Bio(s): Caldwell, Bo: - Bo Caldwell has published short stories in numerous literary magazines. Her nonfiction writing includes a long-running series of personal essays in the Washington Post Magazine. She is a former Stegner Fellow in creative writing at Stanford University, and now lives in Northern California with her husband, novelist Ron Hansen, and her two children. |