Distant Land of My Father
作者: Caldwell
出版社:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011年12月
简介:
Anna, the narrator of this riveting first novel, lives in astorybook world: exotic pre- World War II Shanghai, with handsomeyoung parents, wealth, and comfort. Her father, the son ofmissionaries, leads a charmed and secretive life, though hisgreatest joy is sharing his beloved city with his only daughter.Yet when Anna and her mother flee Japanese-occupied Shanghai toreturn to California, he stays behind, believing his connectionsand a little bit of luck will keep him safe. Through Anna'smemories and her father's journals we learn of his fall fromcharismatic millionaire to tortured prisoner, in a story ofbetrayal and reconciliation that spans two continents. "The DistantLand of My Father," a breathtaking and richly lyrical debut,unfolds to reveal an enduring family love through tragiccircumstances. National Bestseller