The book “Chinese Cinderella” was written by Adeline Yen Mah. It is an autobiography about her tragic childhood and her fight for recognition in her family.
It all starts when her mother died to weeks after she was born. Her siblings all blame her for killing her mother and it was all her fault. It doesn’t help that her father then marries an evil woman who they called Niang. She then becomes the leader of the house and only respects her two children and leaves the other five to fend for themselves. She buries herself in her schoolwork to take her mind of her upsetting home life. She finds great joy and refuge in her writing. The only people that really love her are her Aunt Baba and her Ye Ye (Grandfather).
This is a fun yet very traumatic read it was one of those books that you cannot put down until it is finished. I would highly recommend this book to anybody.
Adeline Yen Mah also has a second and more adult version of her autobiography called “Falling Leaves”.
I rate this book 4 stars!
By K
