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Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
By Adeline Yen Mah
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Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots is a poignant memoir by Adeline Yen Mah, exploring her upbringing in a wealthy but emotionally abusive Chinese family. Overcoming hardships, Mah details her journey from feeling unloved and undervalued to carving out a successful life for herself. Her story offers a powerful testimony of resilience and self-discovery amidst cultural and familial challenges.
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Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

A 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. It is a story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic drama that is played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong.

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Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

The true story of an unwanted daughter growing up during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Blamed for her mother's death, ignored by her millionaire father, and unwanted by her Eurasian stepmother, this is a story of greed, hatred, and jealousy. A domestic drama unfolds against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong.

Written with the emotional force of a novel but enriched by a vividness drawn from personal and political backgrounds, Falling Leaves has been an enduring bestseller all over the world.

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Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots is described as an emotional and gripping family history, highlighting both malice and love amidst a backdrop of changing China. Reviews praise its vivid portrayal of endurance, catharsis, and emotional resilience in the face of family strife. The memoir is noted for its compelling narrative and the author's triumphant survival despite significant emotional abuse.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141047089

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 October 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 202g

Pages: 288

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Adeline Yen Mah Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Thought to bring bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her, Adeline Yen Mah was discriminated against by her family all her life. Falling Leaves is both the moving story of how she survived that rejection and an enthralling saga of a Chinese family, from the time of the foreign concessions to the rise of Communist China and the commercial boom of Hong Kong.

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