"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."

I felt saddened and compelled by Adeline's story. She experienced so much heartache and abuse, yet she endured.

I have offered this book in the General Literature VBB.

I'm mailing this book to ladyveg for the General VBB. Enjoy!