| Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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| Author | Gee, Alison Dakota. |
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| Article Title | Bitter memories from Shanghai : diary of an unwanted daughter becomes a must-read for Hong Kong socialites / Alison Dakota Gee. |
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| Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.23, no.35, 5 Sep 1997, p.42, +1p, illus. |
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| Abstract | This article is a book review on Adeline Yen Mah's autobiography, "Falling Leaves: The True Story of An Unwanted Chinese Daughter". In the autobiography, Mah recounts her childhood as the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, stepdaughter of a Eurasian beauty and sister of six siblings living at the height of Shanghai and Tianjin society. On closer scrutiny, the family is a study of the worst of Chinese traditions: among them, greed and the degradation of women. It is Mah's undying obsession with the emotional trauma of her childhood that gives "Falling Leaves" its riveting drive. |
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