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Falling leaves : the true story of an unwanted Chinese daughter / Adeline Yen Mah.
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. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer.
Record details
- ISBN: 0767903579 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: ix, 278 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Broadway Books trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, 1999.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Falling leaves return to their roots. London : M. Joseph, c1997. Includes index. |
| Target Audience Note: | 950L Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader Upper Grades 7.1 15.0 |
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| Subject: | Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937- Chinese Americans > California > Biography. Women physicians > California > Biography. California > Biography. China > Social life and customs. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Grant County Library | 921 MAH (Text) | 37845000417043 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
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. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer.
