Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella

Chinese Cinderella is the autobiography of an unwanted daughter written by Adeline Yen Mah. The story is set in China, back in the 1940. Adeline describes her painful childhood and her difficult journey to reach her ultimate triumph over despair. Her family considers her bad luck, after her mother dies giving birth to her. As the years flew by, Adeline is disregarded even more as her new step-mother clearly adores her children bountifully. In spite of all the unpleasantness that happens at home, Adeline has people in her life that are willing to show affection and encouragement. She had her Aunt BaBa to show motherly affection, her friends who stand up to her and Mother Louisa and Ye Ye who both encourage Adeline on her future.
Ever since Adeline was born, Aunt BaBa had been her only source of love and support. Aunt BaBa was the older sister of Adeline’s father and because she was unmarried and had no money of her own, Niang and Adeline’s father ordered her to take care of
As most of the discontent is at home with her family, Adeline finds pleasure at school and her friends. At Sheng Xin School in Shanghai, Adeline made her first friend, Wu Chan-mei. Adeline appreciates her single-minded fierceness and her adoration for books, as their friendship grew stronger; they both supported and backed each other up.
She lent Adeline her books while Adeline helped her in Arithmetic. Wu Chan-mei expressed the fact that she would give up some of her privileges for her friendship with Adeline. Instead of choosing to ride in the comfort of her car, she prefers to walk with Adeline in order to keep her company. Throughout the years that Adeline studied at Sheng Xin School, Wu Chan-mei showed loyalty and understanding towards Adeline. When she came to realise that Adeline never talked about her family she never once probed but continued to show trust and empathy for her best