Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots
'I am still haunted by Mah's memoir . . . Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure' Amy Tan, bestselling author of The.. Lire la suite
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'I am still haunted by Mah's memoir . . . Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure' Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club
1940s,
Shanghai. As the civil war rages on and China falls under communist
rule, young Adeline lives in constant fear. Not of the war, but of her
family: blamed for the death of her mother, she is rejected by her
father and abused by her cruel stepmother.
With the help of her
aunt, Adeline escapes to the United States where she finds love,
happiness and success. But will that be enough to quell a lifelong
yearning for acceptance, or will she return to the family that rejected
her years ago
Falling Leaves Return to their Roots is both the
enthralling story of a Chinese family in a time of political upheaval,
and a moving account of one girl's unrelenting will to survive.
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'Falling Leaves is a terrible and riveting family history . . . It is also a story about endurance and the cost it can exact. Gripping' Daily Telegraph
'An illuminating account of the destructive nature of family relationships set against a backdrop of China in change' Mail on Sunday
'An act, not of vengeance or bitterness, but of catharsis' Sunday Telegraph
