Far Afield

Title Page, Copyright, Acknowledgments, Dedication

Far Afield This page intentionally left blank. Far Afield A Novel Scott Brown Red Hen Press | Los Angeles, CA Far Afield Copyright © 2009 by Scott Brown All rights reserved No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the prior written permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner. Book layout by Sydney Nichols Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brown, Scott Shibuya. Far afield / Scott Brown. — 1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-59709-424-5 1. Journalists—Fiction. 2. Asian Americans—Fiction. 3. South Pacific Ocean—Fiction. 4. Oceania—Fiction. I. Title. PS3602.R72286F37 2009 813’.6—dc22 2009031768 The Annenberg Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts partially support Red Hen Press. First Edition Published by Red Hen Press Los Angeles, CA www.redhen.org For this book, many thanks to Chris Abani, my agent Sara Crowe, Kate Gale, and Cristina Garcia. And, of course, to my parents, Al and Akiko. This page intentionally left blank. For my daughter, Pilar This page intentionally left blank. ...