Mah, A. Y. (1999). Chinese Cinderella. London, UK : Puffin. [autobiography]From the beginning of her life, Adeline is considered to be bad luck, as her mum died a week after she was born. She feels neglected and denied love by her father and her siblings. This situation even gets worse when her father gets remarried. The stepmother doesn't like all the children of his previous marriage, particularly Adeline.
This story is about how Adeline struggles to find her own place where she feels she belongs. She immerses herself in achieving academic success to win her father's favour. In the end, she wins a scholarship, which takes her to the UK and a new opportunity of life.
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