Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
I liked this memoir. When I picked it out, I thought it would be about China's cultural issues with baby girls. That isn't what it is about. It's more a memoir of an unhappy childhood. It could be in any country, not just China.
Yen Mah felt abused and unwanted by her family. I felt sad for her childhood. I wanted a happy ending for her, but I don't feel like it has a happy ending. I wished she could have broken away from the ties of her family in her adulthood, but she doesn't seem to have done that. The damage to her self-esteem has left her bitter and still a victim.
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