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Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter [Paperback]

Adeline Yen Mah (Author)
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Publication Date: 7 Oct 2010

The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

The story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, blamed for her mother's death, ignored by her millionaire father and unwanted by her Eurasian step mother. A story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic drama is played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong.

Written with the emotional force of a novel but with a vividness drawn from a personal and political background, Falling Leaves has been an enduring bestseller all over the world.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; Re-issue edition (7 Oct 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141047089
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141047089
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 57,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Thought to bring bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her, Adeline Yen Mah was discriminated against by her family all her life. Falling Leaves is both the moving story of how she survived that rejection and an enthralling saga of a Chinese family, from the time of the foreign concessions to the rise of Communist China and the commercial boom of Hong Kong.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read 19 Nov 2003
By J. Page VINE™ VOICE
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I was browsing the site and I came upon this book which I read about 2 years ago. As soon as I saw the title I felt that I really should write a review because it was such an emotional experience reading this book. The author takes us through the death of her mother soon after her birth (the child being deemed a token of bad luck in China), the effect this had on her family relations and also the effect her father's subsequent marriage had on the family. You will tear your hair out with frustration because you want Adeleine to seek revenge on the family that treated her so badly. But for me the most important message in this book lies in the fact that rather than seek revenge she instead channelled her energy into putting together this well written account of her life. This book is full of lessons and different people will extract different things from it. It is definitely worth a read though if only to get an insight into a wealthy, yet emotionally bereft family living in China in the latter half of the 20th century. I would also recommend "Watching the tree" by the same author which deals with a lot of the Chinese philosophies raised in this book.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very moving 6 Nov 2000
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Hi! My names Alice and I'm 13 years old.......i live in Suffolk in England and recently when I went camping with family friends I read Chinese Cinderella and was very moved. I wanted to know what happened to Adeline Yan Mai after she went to the English Collage and so read Falling Leaves it is an amazing,powerful book that is well worth a read. I promise you will never take your loving family for granted again after you've read the story of a struggle for an unwanted child. This book is the story of one very courageous woman.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Falling Leaves - Must Read for Hua Qiao (Overseas Chinese) 5 Oct 2002
By CHAN Seng Chai
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I've read both books 'Chinese Cinderella' and'Falling Leaves' by Adeline Yen Mah. Although I read Chinese history,especially from the period of the beginning of the Ching Dynasty until its vanquish at the hands of anti-Imperial forces with the coming into being of the Republic of China under Dr Sun Yat Sen,and then through to the period of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s until the beginning of economic reforms in the 1970s,I am always captivated by autobiographical accounts of the lives of individuals,usually members of what one would call the Chinese diaspora, like that of Adeline Yen Mah.Reason:They usually tell you of their hardended views when expressing lives in China under the Communists in the early years, and their changed views(like that of Adeline ) of China today.

It has also proven that a changed environment - from a troubled China to Hong Kong and to UK and USA - has not changed,at least in attitude and thoughts, or much of them,anyway, in the Chineseness of a Chinese,wherever he or she may be.Forget the reason.Look at the number of trips she made back to China to see Aunt Baba and sister Lydia.

Of course, the author has made Falling Leaves even more interesting by talking about herself and family members,especially her stepmother.Even being Communist does not mean you are not interested in a lot of wealth.Having a lot of personal wealth doesn't mean you're not interested in some more. There is a trait in individuals that cannot change wherever you may be.

Most of all, Adeline's English is so good and she can really tell a story well so that when you pick up her book it is a page-turner to the end.Which was my own experience when I read after dinner till 3 in the morning!

S C Chan
Kuching,Sarawak
Malaysia

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3.0 out of 5 stars A look into another culture
Recommended reading. Well written but not fond of autobiographies and this is a depressing one. Adeline perseveres against all odds to achieve liberation and success but is still... Read more
Published 15 days ago by heron
5.0 out of 5 stars Best autobiography ever read
A great biography. I would strongly recommend also reading "Chinese Cinderella" by Adeline yen mah. I would recommend without thought.
Published 2 months ago by xiuxia gao
5.0 out of 5 stars Falling Leaves
This book is excellent. Bought it some time ago and lent it out to someone. i decided to buy it again it is such a compelling read. Read more
Published 3 months ago by kladd
3.0 out of 5 stars falling leaves
I enjoyed reading this book it gave me great insight to the life of a little Chinese girl who needed love and acceptance from her own family. Read more
Published 6 months ago by fairy
3.0 out of 5 stars Average....
A good read overall, but not something I would read again as I found it quite flat. I found it hard to warm to the main character despite everything she went through as the book... Read more
Published 8 months ago by LunaVik
5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-read" !
The book Falling Leaves is Adeline Yen Mah's autobiography-it is told in a "story" way. Falling Leaves is meant for older readers (13+), it has the same content as Chinese... Read more
Published 14 months ago by TanyaXYZ
4.0 out of 5 stars Emotional And Brilliant
This true story will bring tears to your eyes as you are taken through a journey conveyed at the start through the eyes of a young Chinese girl who is looked on as being bad luck. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Miss P J Bourhill
4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful but....
Exquisitely written and very moving though this is, one wonders whether airing dirty laundry in public is the answer. How must this hurt the remaining family members? Read more
Published 15 months ago by Maria Thanigasalam
1.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but...
I went through very strange feelings reading this book. I almost felt angry against the author because even though i have read about her the culture (China) she seemed to just be... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mariar
5.0 out of 5 stars Falling Leaves, a must read book.
Such a beautiful book about a young child wrongly punished all her life while her siblings enjoy the fruits of the family's wealth. Read more
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