Through this memoir, Falling Leaves, Adeline illustrated the complexities of Chinese society and an affluent Chinese family... endurance, ultimate triumphant...
Adeline's mother died two weeks after she was born. Her widowed father then married Niang('Mother'), her stepmother. Adeline was despised from childhood, emotionally abused by Niang, even after Niang's death... and discovered letters in Niang's room...
Adeline finally discovered her father's will which Niang has hidden. His fortune was to be equally divided among his children including Adeline. The story ends happily, knowing that she was not forgotten...
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