Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter (Hardcover)

from amclellan0908

Adeline Yen Mah paints a vivid, heart-breaking picture of her own childhood. With her mother dying a few days after her birth, Adeline was labeled "unlucky" by her family, and with the addition of her step-mother, Niang, Adeline and her older siblings find they are unwanted, too. After the passin...

from iris1948

I can't say I "enjoyed" this book because it is a sad tale of an emotionally abused child struggling to survive against so many odds. However, I was thoroughly intrigued by the story and couldn't stop reading. Certainly this is an inspiration to those who think their own family background is uniq...

from iris1948

I can't say I "enjoyed" this book because it is a sad tale of an emotionally abused child struggling to survive against so many odds. However, I was thoroughly intrigued by the story and couldn't stop reading. Certainly this is an inspiration to those who think their own family background is uniq...

from renatak

In this gripping chronicle, Adeline Yen Mah relates the story of her touching yet inspiring childhood. The tale is set in China in the 1940s, and speaks of the abuse the young girl endures as the youngest child of her father's first marriage. It also shows her immense acts of courage in such hars...

from jamiesque

Chinese Cinderella is Adeline Yen Mah's memoir about growing up neglected and unwanted. While many elements of the tale are distinctly Chinese, Mah's emotional tale resonates with readers of any culture. By entitling her memoir Chinese Cinderella, from the very beginning she invites the reader to...