Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter Summary
Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter Overview

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter tells the autobiographical childhood story of doctor and writer Adeline Yen Mah and her struggles as a young Chinese girl unwanted by her family during World War II. After the death of her mother, Adeline and her siblings are subjected to a cruel stepmother that alienates Adeline and a father that forgets her before sending her to boarding school. Despite her relationship with her family, Adeline excelled in school and after winning a writing competition eventually realized her dreams when she studied abroad in England.