falling leaves return to their roots: the true story of an unwanted chinese daughter

<p>Falling Leaves Return To Their Roots: The True Story Of An Unwanted Chinese Daughter</p>

<p>New 25th Anniversary Edition

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<p>'I am still haunted by Mah's memoir . . . Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure' Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club</p>

<p>1940s, Shanghai. As the civil war rages on and China falls under communist rule, young Adeline lives in constant fear. Not of the war, but of her family: blamed for the death of her mother, she is rejected by her father and abused by her cruel stepmother.</p>

<p>With the help of her aunt, Adeline escapes to the United States where she finds love, happiness and success. But will that be enough to quell a lifelong yearning for acceptance, or will she return to the family that rejected her years ago</p>

<p>Falling Leaves Return to their Roots is both the enthralling story of a Chinese family in a time of political upheaval, and a moving account of one girl's unrelenting will to survive.

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<p>'Falling Leaves is a terrible and riveting family history . . . It is also a story about endurance and the cost it can exact. Gripping' Daily Telegraph</p>

<p>'An illuminating account of the destructive nature of family relationships set against a backdrop of China in change' Mail on Sunday</p>

<p>'An act, not of vengeance or bitterness, but of catharsis' Sunday Telegraph</p>