Read a while ago, but did enjoy it. Here is the blurb from Amazon:

Anna Schoene is a golden child. Her parents, Joseph and Genevieve, were rich American expats in Shanghai before the Japanese invaded, before the war intervened. The child of missionaries, Joseph Schoene has made his fortune on his wits; he is a man in love with China, his daughter, and with the idea of taking risks. For the young Anna, Shanghai is a magical world; she loves the city as much as her father does. But when the Japanese invade and when war comes, even Anna knows that their life in China is over. Joseph sends his wife and daughter back to America with the promise that they will soon be reunited, but, despite imprisonment by the Japanese and the loss of much of his fortune, for decades he cannot bring himself to follow them. Anna grows up half way across the world from her home and her father, and it is only over the years that she gradually learns Joseph''s real story the story both of his Chinese past and, finally, that of his old age in California.

RELEASE NOTES:

caught in the Asian book box the picture grabbed my eye immediately

This has been with me for a long time and despite all the best intentions its one of those books which never gets picked and I can't see it getting picked in the near future so I'm releasing it in the hope of it finding a new home.

To the finder, thanks for taking the time to journal your catch. I hope that you enjoy this read, when you have finished with this please feel free to keep, pass on or release in the wild for another reader to discover. Enjoy x

I picked this up on my holiday in Barbados at Zeds surfing adventures. Which is a wonderful holiday destination if you enjoy surfing by the way. Although my husband is the surfer, I sit in the sun reading. Hence I picked up this book from there. This is a great holiday read nothing complicated about it. I bought it back with me to Cornwall to follow the next leg of its journey, Happy Reading!!