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Falling Leaves : The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah (1998, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471247421
ISBN-139780471247425
eBay Product ID (ePID)244949
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameFalling Leaves : the True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysicians, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdeline Yen Mah
Subject AreaSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18.8 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-040144
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"FALLING LEAVES, Yen Mah's first book, reads as a fresh and haunting account of a childhood that nearly paralyzed its author for life."( The Sunday Oregonian ) "It's hard not to admire her [Mah's] persistence and perseverance..." ( The New York Times Book Review ) "Fascinating and heart-rending stuff... a harrowing story of emotional cruelty." ( The Times (London)) "A moving saga." (The Sunday Telegraph (London))
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.48/8951073/092 B
Table Of ContentMen Dang Hu Dui: The Appropriate Door Fits the Frame of the Correct House. Dian Tie Cheng Jin: Converting Iron into Gold. Ru Ying Sui Xing: Inseparable as Each Other's Shadows. Xiu Se Ke Can: Surpassing Loveliness Good Enough to Feast Upon. Yi Chang Chun Meng: An Episode of a Spring Dream. Jia Chou Bu Ke Wai Yang: Family Ugliness Should Never be Aired in Public. Yuan Mu Qiu Yu: Climbing a Tree to Seek for Fish. Yi Shi Tong Ren: Extend the Same Treatment to All. Ren Jie Di Ling: Inspired Scholar in an Enchanting Land. Du Ri Ru Nian: Each Day Passes Like a Year. Zi Chu Ji Zhu: Original Ideas in Literary Composition. Tong Chuang Yi Meng: Same Bed, Different Dreams. ?You He Bu Ke?: Is Anything Impossible? Yi Qin Yi He: One Lute, One Crane. Fu Zhong You Yu: Fish Swimming in a Cauldron. Pi Ma Dan Qiang: One Horse, Single Spear. Jia Ji Shui Ji: Marry a Chicken, Follow a Chicken. Zhong Gua De Gua: You Plant Melons, You Reap Melons. Xin Ru Si Hui: Hearts Reduced to Ashes. Fu Zhong Lin Jia: Scales and Shells in the Belly. Tian Zuo Zhi He: Heaven-Made Union. Si Mian Chu Ge: Besieged by Hostile Forces on All Sides. Cu Cha Dan Fan: Coarse Tea and Plain Rice. Yin Shui Si Yuan: While Drinking Water, Remember the Source. Yi Dao Liang Duan: Sever This Kinship with One Whack of the Knife. Wu Feng Qi Lang: Creating Waves Without Wind. Jin Zhu Zhe Chi, Jin Mo Zhe Hei: Near Vermilion, One Gets Stained Red; Near Ink, One Gets Stained Black. Jiu Rou Peng You: Wine and Meat Friends. Wu Tou Gong An: Headless and Clueless Case. Kai Men Yi Dao: Opened the Door to Salute the Thief. Yan Er Dao Ling: Steal the Bell While Covering Your Ears. Luo Ye Gui Gen: Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots. Index.
Synopsis"Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure." --Amy Tan. "Brilliant, compelling, and unforgettable. A heart-rending modern day Cinderella story set against the turbulence of 20th century China. Autobiography at its best." --Nien Chang, author of Life and Death in Shanghai. "Charged with emotion...A vivid portrait of the human capacity for meanness, malice--and love." --Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans. "Fascinating and heart-rending stuff...a harrowing story of emotional cruelty." -- The Times of London International bestseller. The emotionally wrenching yet ultimately uplifting memoir of a Chinese woman struggling to win the love and acceptance of her family. In this compelling memoir that scaled bestseller lists in England, Australia, and Hong Kong, Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her painful childhood growing up in a wealthy yet abusive Chinese family. The unwanted daughter scorned by her family, young Adeline dreamed of freedom and independence, ultimately escaping to the West to launch a successful career in medicine. When Adeline's mother died giving birth to her, she was deemed bad luck and ostracized by her family. Then her father took a beautiful Eurasian bride and Adeline soon fell victim to the wrath of her stepmother. Treated as a pariah, she was shuttled off to boarding schools, bullied by her siblings, and deprived of the beautiful clothes and things given to the rest of the family. Moving from Shanghai and Hong Kong to London and the United States, Falling Leaves is an enthralling saga of a prosperous Chinese family set against a background of changing political times and the collision of East and West. Written in haunting prose, it evokes all the suspense and emotional force of a satisfying novel., "Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure." -Amy Tan. "Brilliant, compelling, and unforgettable. A heart-rending modern day Cinderella story set against the turbulence of 20th century China. Autobiography at its best." -Nien Chang, author of Life and Death in Shanghai. "Charged with emotion...A vivid portrait of the human capacity for meanness, malice-and love." -Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans. "Fascinating and heart-rending stuff...a harrowing story of emotional cruelty." - The Times of London International bestseller. The emotionally wrenching yet ultimately uplifting memoir of a Chinese woman struggling to win the love and acceptance of her family. In this compelling memoir that scaled bestseller lists in England, Australia, and Hong Kong, Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her painful childhood growing up in a wealthy yet abusive Chinese family. The unwanted daughter scorned by her family, young Adeline dreamed of freedom and independence, ultimately escaping to the West to launch a successful career in medicine. When Adeline's mother died giving birth to her, she was deemed bad luck and ostracized by her family. Then her father took a beautiful Eurasian bride and Adeline soon fell victim to the wrath of her stepmother. Treated as a pariah, she was shuttled off to boarding schools, bullied by her siblings, and deprived of the beautiful clothes and things given to the rest of the family. Moving from Shanghai and Hong Kong to London and the United States, Falling Leaves is an enthralling saga of a prosperous Chinese family set against a background of changing political times and the collision of East and West. Written in haunting prose, it evokes all the suspense and emotional force of a satisfying novel.
LC Classification NumberCT275.M45115A3 1998
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