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Description
A riveting memoir of a girl's painful coming-of-age in a wealthy Chinese family during the 1940s. A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella , Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune … to lose both seems like carelessness.”
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First Sentence
As soon as I got home from school, Aunt Baba noticed the silver medal dangling from the left breast pocket of my uniform.
Table of Contents
Author's Note
Preface
1. Top of the Class
2. A Tianjin Family
3. Nai Nai's Bound Feet
4. Life in Tianjin
5. Arrival in Shanghai
6. First Day at School
7. Family Reunion
8. Tram Fare
9. Chinese New Year
10. Shanghai School Days
11. PLT
12. Big Sister's Wedding
13. A Birthday Party
14. Class President
15. Boarding School in Tianjin
16. Hong Kong
17. Boarding School in Hong Kong
18. Miserable Sunday
19. End of Term
20. Pneumonia
21. Playwriting Competition
22. Letter from Aunt Baba
The Story of Ye Xian : The Original Chinese Cinderella
Historical Note
Author's Postscript
About the Author
Authors & Contributors
- Adeline Yen Mah (Author)
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