{"product_id":"the-distant-land-of-my-father-9780156027137","title":"The Distant Land of My Father","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller, award-winning author Bo Caldwell's \u003cem\u003eThe Distant Land of My Father\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a powerful, fictional memoir of longing and guilt that will resonate with curious, sensitive daughters and with independent, perhaps secretive, fathers\" (\u003cem\u003eThe News \u0026amp; Observer \u003c\/em\u003e-Raleigh)\u003c\/strong\u003eAnna, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156027137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.17w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Sep\/Oct 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bo Caldwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204914184373,"sku":"9780156027137","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b6025305-05dc-4293-8dab-4e7ec6c2cf59.jpg?v=1698126660","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-distant-land-of-my-father-9780156027137","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}