by Adeline Yen Mah · SUMA DE LETRAS: PUNTO DE LECTURA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466303071
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«Las hojas que caen» is the autobiographical novel by Adeline Yen Mah, published by Suma de Letras in paperback (437 pages, in Spanish).
The author reconstructs her own childhood: fifth daughter of a wealthy family in 1930s China, her life changes with her mother's death and her father's remarriage. Her stepmother relegates and mistreats her, but she does not give up and manages to study in England and emigrate to the United States, where her existence is transformed.
Punto de Lectura imprint of Suma de Letras, 2001 edition; the cover reproduces a sepia-toned photograph and the Chinese characters 落葉歸根.
For readers of memoirs and stories of personal overcoming in the face of family adversity.
Adeline Yen Mah (馬嚴君玲) is a Chinese-American author and physician. She grew up in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and is known for her autobiography Falling Leaves.
