ADELINE YEN MAH

Considered bad luck by her family, Jung-ling suffers mental and physical cruelty, but strives to be allowed to be studied in England. Ages: 9-11yrs.

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) This book is the life story and family history of Adeline Yen Mah. Adeline was born in China at a time of great change and trouble. At the same time, she suffered terrible unkindness from the members of her own family. Falling Leaves is a story of pain and fear, but also of hope as Adeline fights for her independence.

Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography for children based on the bestselling Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah.'a unique story of triumph over adversity, told against the background of the Nationalist/Communist struggle for control of China.' LoveReading4KidsJung-ling's family considers her bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her. They discriminate against her and make her feel unwanted yet she yearns and continuously strives for her parents' love. Her stepmother is vindictive and cruel and her father dismissive. Jung-ling grows up to be an academic child, with a natural ability for writing. Only her aunt and grandfather offer her any love and kindness. The story is of survival in the light of the mental and physical cruelty of her stepmother and the disloyalty of her siblings. Jung-ling blossoms in spite of everything and the story ends as her father agrees to let her study in England.

The story of a Chinese woman and how she suffered appalling emotional deprivation and rejection by her family as a child growing up in China and Hong Kong. She tells of the consequences in her adult life, above which she rose to make a happy marriage and become a successful doctor in the USA.

Adeline es la quinta hija de una familia acomodada de la China de los años treinta. Con la muerte de su madre tras nacer ella y el nuevo matrimonio de su padre, comenzarán los abusos de una madrastra que la condenara a un plano relegado y doloroso. Ante la violencia que se le opone, lejos de doblegarse, emprendera el camino de la superacion. Encuadernacion: Rustica.

Adeline Yen Mah's childhood in China during the civil war was a time of fear, isolation and humiliation. The cause of this was not political upheaval but systematic emotional and physical abuse by her step mother and siblings, and rejection by her father. Falling Leaves is the story of a "fifth Younger Daughter" and her determination to survive the pain of a lonely childhood.

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.