Falling Leaves - The True Story Of An Unwanted Chinese Daughter
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Summary from Amazon:
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 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.
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 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.
Journal Entry 2 by book_drunkard at a RABCK, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, July 15, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (7/18/2017 UTC) at a RABCK, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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This wishlist book is being shipped directly from Better World Books to a dear BC friend in Canada.
Happy Reading!
Edited to add: I borrowed this book from the library in 2009, here is the review I wrote for it on Goodreads.
This book tells the story of the waking nightmare life of a little unloved and unwanted Chinese girl.
The daily abuse can't break her strong inner will to survive, and she does survive, but with deep and everlasting scars.
*Tissue Alert*
Happy Reading!
Edited to add: I borrowed this book from the library in 2009, here is the review I wrote for it on Goodreads.
This book tells the story of the waking nightmare life of a little unloved and unwanted Chinese girl.
The daily abuse can't break her strong inner will to survive, and she does survive, but with deep and everlasting scars.
*Tissue Alert*
Another wonderful book from my wishlist appeared in my mailbox today, I am so happy that it found its way to my waiting hands.
Blessings to you, my dear book_drunkard!
An excellent read that took me far away from my life here.
Blessings to you, my dear book_drunkard!
An excellent read that took me far away from my life here.
Journal Entry 4 by 
herchelle
at Prince of Wales in Waterton, Alberta Canada on Sunday, July 14, 2019
herchelle at Prince of Wales in Waterton, Alberta Canada on Sunday, July 14, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (7/14/2019 UTC) at Prince of Wales in Waterton, Alberta Canada
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