Her father's first wife died two weeks after giving birth to her, the fifth child. PlotĮver since Adeline was born, she had been rejected coldly because her family believed her to bring bad luck. An extract of this book is also part of the anthology of Edexcel English Language IGCSE new specification. Her father remarries a woman who stays at home and looks after the children for a living while treating Adeline and her siblings harshly and spoiling her own children with many luxurious things. Her mother died after giving birth to her (of fever) and she is known to her family as the worst luck ever. First published in 1999, Chinese Cinderella is a revised version of part of her 1997 autobiography, Falling Leaves. Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon SocietyĬhinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter (Wishbones) is a non-fiction book by Chinese-American physician and author Adeline Yen Mah describing her experiences growing up in China.
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