Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Title

Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Subject

Mah, Adeline Yen, -- 1937- Chinese Americans -- California -- Biography. Women physicians -- California -- Biography. California -- Biography. China -- Social life and customs. Stepchildren -- Family relationships. -- Personal narratives.

Description

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.

Creator

Mah, Adeline Yen

Publisher

Random House

Date

1997

Type

CT275 .M45115 A3

Identifier

2003.500.3548

Collection