She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled.
Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her.
"A riveting memoir of a girl's painful coming-of-age in a wealthy Chinese family during the 1940s."Ī 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.
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