The Distant Land Of My Father (Charnwood Library) - Hardcover

Anna Schoene's parents, Joseph and Genevieve, are rich American expats in between-the-wars Shanghai. The child of missionaries, Joseph Schoene has made his fortune living on his wits; he is a man in love with China. For the young Anna, Shanghai is a magical world. But when the Japanese invade and when war comes, Joseph sends his wife and daughter back to America, promising that they will soon be reunited. Despite imprisonment by the Japanese and the loss of much of his fortune, for decades Joseph cannot bring himself to follow them. Anna grows up halfway across the world from her father, and it is only over the years that she gradually learns his real story. . .

Bo Caldwell is the author of the national bestseller "The Distant Land of My Father "and the novel "City of Tranquil Light". Her short fiction has been published in "Ploughshares", "Story", "Epoch, " and other literary journals. A former Stegner Fellow in Creative Writing at Stanford University, she lives in Northern California with her husband, novelist Ron Hansen.