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Chinese Cinderella [the true story of an unwanted daughter]

Adeline is just three days old when her mother dies. She is blamed for the death and considered bad luck. For years, she tries to please her family, wanting only acceptance and love, but often facing rejection. Finally, after discovering literature, she is given the chance to succeed.

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  • "Adeline is just three days old when her mother dies. She is blamed for the death and considered bad luck. For years, she tries to please her family, wanting only acceptance and love, but often facing rejection. Finally, after discovering literature, she is given the chance to succeed."
  • "Adeline is just three days old when her mother dies. She is blamed for the death and considered bad luck. For years, she tries to please her family, wanting only acceptance and love, but often facing rejection. Finally, after discovering literature, she is given the chance to succeed."@en
  • "Set against the turbulent political times and the collision of East and West in 1930's China, this autobiography describes the complexities of Adeline Yen Mah's relationships with her stepmother and siblings, and the trauma of her parents' deaths."
  • "When Adeline Yen Mah's mother died giving birth to her, the family considered Adeline bad luck and she was made to feel unwanted all her life. 'Chinese Cinderella' is the true and moving story of her struggle for acceptance and how she overcame the odds to prove her worth."
  • "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."
  • "[In this book, the author] tells the story of her painful childhood and her courage and ultimate triumph over despair. After her mother dies giving birth to her, Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to their stepmother's disdain, while her half brother and half sister are thoroughly spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not what she really yearns for - the love and understanding of her family."
  • "When Adeline Yen Mah's mother died giving birth to her, the family considered Adeline bad luck and she was made to feel unwanted all her life. Chinese Cinderella is the story of her struggle for acceptance and how she overcame the odds to prove her worth."
  • "The daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman describes her very difficult childhood and the psychological abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother."@en

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  • "Children's audiobooks"
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  • "Biography"
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  • "Talking books for children"
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  • "Chinese Cinderella [the true story of an unwanted daughter]"@en
  • "Chinese Cinderella the true story of an unwanted daughter"
  • "Chinese Cinderella the true story of an unwanted daughter"@en
  • "Chinese Cinderella : [the secret story of an unwanted daughter]"
  • "Chinese Cinderella the secret story of an unwanted daughter"@en
  • "Chinese Cinderella the secret story of an unwanted daughter"
  • "Chinese Cinderella"@en
  • "Chinese Cinderella"
  • "Chinese cindrella"

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