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When Adeline Yen Mah's mother died giving birth to her, the family considered Adeline bad luck and she was made to feel unwanted all her life. 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 andher 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House Children's Uk
ISBN-139780141304878
eBay Product ID (ePID)96802102
Product Key Features
Book TitleChinese Cinderella: the Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter
AuthorAdeline Yen Mah
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
GenreChildren & Young Adults
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAdeline Yen Mah
Series TitleChinese Cinderella