Falling Leaves - Adeline Mah Yen

Falling Leaves - Adeline Mah Yen: BONSAI OP 4: An Emotionally Deprived Child (797 words)
by chris105 - written on 20.02.02 (Very useful, 1438 readings)
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This will not be one of my mammoth opinions. Not because there isn't much to say about Adeline Yen Mah's FALLING LEAVES, but because the outline of the book, and indeed its theme and style, is describable in a nutshell... the rest, I'm afraid, can be lived only by actually reading the book. So off we go. FALLING LEAVES is a modern classic, one of those books that have to be read sooner or later, if for nothing else to be able to judge for oneself what the fuss is all about. It is the true story of a Chinese girl, born to a well-to-do Chinese family in pre-Communist China, who grows up through her childhood, adolescence and pre-adulthood in ...

The pain comes through in the writing! (567 words)
by janharper - written on 13.05.01 (Very useful, 447 readings)
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Falling Leaves is a true story. It combines the heartrending story of Adeline Yen Mah and how she fought family rejection, with the history of China and the Communist Revolution. The story is at times painful to read and you can feel the difficulty the author had in actually writing it. The deep feelings towards her family and her need for acceptance and love are apparent right through the book. Adeline was the fifth youngest daughter of a Chinese family living in Jiangjin. A lowly position in the best of circumstances. Her mother died giving birth to her and according to Chinese tradition this made her 'bad luck'. Adeline's father ...

Falling Leaves - Adeline Mah Yen: Falling Leaves by Adeline Mah, YEN (258 words)
by hoonkiat - written on 19.07.00 (Very useful, 752 readings)
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This is a true account of the author’s ordeals to overcome the appalling emotional rejections and turmoil by her parents during her growing years in China and then Hong Kong. All circumstances that she was in were against her during the early 40s up to the 50s, especially because she was born as a girl and her mother died when giving birth to her. She was deprived from every aspect of life, and not given the right of everything since birth. But, with only the determination and will power she possessed, Adeline fought her way up and became an excellent doctor in US, with a happy marriage. It is a fascinating, heart-rending autobiography, which gives an ...