Bo Caldwell
Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 4.12 | 4547 Users | 601 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Distant Land of My Father |
| Author | : | Bo Caldwell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | September 9th 2002 by Mariner Books (first published 2001) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. China. Asia |
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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.List Books As The Distant Land of My Father
| Original Title: | The Distant Land of My Father |
| ISBN: | 0156027135 (ISBN13: 9780156027137) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | California(United States) Shanghai(China) China …more Los Angeles, California(United States) Pasadena, California(United States) …less |
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Ratings: 4.12 From 4547 Users | 601 ReviewsEvaluate Of Books The Distant Land of My Father
This book is the reason I have not accomplished much in the last few days. So good--Wonderful, wonderful book. Story takes place in Shanghai and Pasadena. Anna, the narrator, starts out living in a storybook world. Her father is a millionaire making his fortune in pre war Shanghai by buying and selling, trading with anyone who is willing. He is among other Europeans, many sent by their companies, some working for their governments. But he is a self made man. His personality changes after his first brushes with the Japanese after they invade China and he believes himself
A story about home and how home is always in our hearts and minds, how it shapes and defines us, even if we are far away from it. Also a story about family relationships, how things not nurtured can shrivel and fall apart and the long journey back toward redemption. Anna grows up in Shanghai with her rich and glamorous young parents. Shanghai is booming, exotic and full of possibilities! Anna's father loves this city...it is HIS city, always and forever, even during the Japanese occupation (in
Wish I had read this book before I visited Shanghai!! A testament to how 'home' saturates our being. It was very touching to see a man trying to survive in the real world, all the while romanticizing it to what he thought it was, wanted it to be, or remembered it.
A wonderful story about family, faith and history about China. Told in a memoir-esq form. This historical fiction novel, is one of the best I have ever read! I highly recommend it! Thanks Elyse ❤❤❤❤!
Wow, wow, wow!!! This book is a truly wonderful read !! The writing is excellent : from the well researched historical background oflife in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation and later under Communist rule to life in Los Angeles after WW2. The story is mostly about complex family relationships which is told so convincingly it reads like a memoir. I found the characters to be so true to life and totally believeable. A very solid 5 STARS !!!!!
Bo Caldwell's fictional memoir "The Distant Land Of My Father" resonates with the story of my great grandmother Anna. The main character also Anna, the place also Shanghai China, the place also Los Angeles and the date also 1936. My great grandmother Anna Dennis also taught at the Church of The Open Door where the distant father of Caldwell's novel got saved. After a journey of nearly a month by freighter and delivered from a terrific storm enroute, Mrs Anna L. Dennis and Alma Bertschin
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