Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter - Hardcover

Mah, Adeline Yen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385327072 ISBN 13: 9780385327077

Verlag: Delacorte Pr, 1999

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Book by Mah Adeline Yen

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When her mother dies giving birth to her, Adeline is considered bad luck by her family, thus when her father's new wife begins to treat her poorly while spoiling the others, Adeline can turn to no one for comfort and must endure the difficult times on her own.

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A riveting memoir of a girl's painful coming-of-age in a wealthy Chinese family during the 1940s.

A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family.

Following the success of the critically acclaimed adult bestseller Falling Leaves, this memoir is a moving telling of the classic Cinderella story, with Adeline Yen Mah providing her own courageous voice.

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• Verlag: Delacorte Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0385327072
• ISBN 13: 9780385327077
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 205