{"product_id":"the-distant-land-of-my-father-isbn-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. | \u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDISTANT LAND OF MY FATHER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A marvelous story, straightforward without being prosaic, full of momentum yet complex and unpredictable.\"--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For everyone who has ever felt himself in exile from any beloved place, or a time that can never return.\"--Carolyn See, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable . . . A moving tale of love and the possibility of forgiveness.\"\u003cem\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889866240229,"sku":"NP9780156027137","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780156027137.jpg?v=1730232073","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-distant-land-of-my-father-isbn-9780156027137","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}