Chinese Cinderella
Chinese 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. First published in 1999, "Chinese Cinderella" is a revised version of part of her 1997 autobiography, "Falling Leaves". Her mother died after giving birth to her (of fever) and she is known to her family as the worst luck ever. 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. An extract of this book is also part of the anthology of Edexcel English Language IGCSE new specification.
Q355184
Adeline Yen Mah
PER
Q13426199
China
LOC
Q5100417
Chinese Cinderella
ORG
Q5100417
Chinese Cinderella
ORG
1999-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1999
DATE
1997-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1997
DATE
author