Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography for children based on the
bestselling Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah. 'a unique story of
triumph over adversity, told against the background of the
Nationalist/Communist struggle for control of China.'
LoveReading4Kids Jung-ling's family considers her bad luck because
her mother died giving birth to her. They discriminate against her
and make her feel unwanted yet she yearns and continuously strives
for her parents' love. Her stepmother is vindictive and cruel and
her father dismissive. Jung-ling grows up to be an academic child,
with a natural ability for writing. Only her aunt and grandfather
offer her any love and kindness. The story is of survival in the
light of the mental and physical cruelty of her stepmother and the
disloyalty of her siblings. Jung-ling blossoms in spite of
everything and the story ends as her father agrees to let her study
in England. This is a reissue in the 'A Puffin Book' series of
Puffin children's modern classics.
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