Full name: Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Author: Adeline Yen Mah Year: 1997 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Memoirs, Non Fiction Culture: China Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780767903578

Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative Eurasian stepmother. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer. A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China. Similar books: Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah To the Edge of the Sky by Anhua Gao Sounds of the River by Da Chen Leaving Mother Lake by Yang Erche Namu My Several Worlds by Pearl S. Buck Daughter of China by Meihong Xu Colors of the Mountain by Da Chen The Secret Piano by Zhu Xiao-Mei A Thousand Pieces of Gold by Adeline Yen Mah A Leaf in the Bitter Wind by Ting-Xing Ye In Spite of Myself by Christopher Plummer Bound Feet & Western Dress by Pang-Mei Chang Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin My Own Two Feet by Beverly Cleary Then Again by Diane Keaton Messages From My Father by Calvin Trillin Red Azalea by Anchee Min Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua China Ghosts by Jeff Gammage My Name is Number 4 by Ting-Xing Ye