Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Yen Mah, Adeline

ISBN 10: 0140265988 / ISBN 13: 9780140265989

Published by Penguin, London, 1997

About this Item

72nd printing, viii + 278 pages, index, foxing and tanning to page edges.

Seller Inventory # 166583

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
• Publisher: Penguin, London
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140265988
• ISBN 13: 9780140265989
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, blamed for her mother's death, ignored by her millionaire father and unwanted by her Eurasian step mother. A story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic dramais played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong. Written with the emotional force of a novel but with a vividness drawn from a personal and political background. FALLING LEAVES has become a surprise bestseller all over the world.

About the Author

Adeline Yen Mah took studied at London Univesity and now lives in the USA.

''My Chinese Cinderella. Her father's stunningly beautiful new young wife makes Snow White's wicked stepmother look like Mary Poppins. A compelling story.' - The Mail.