Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

<p><b>New 25th Anniversary Edition</b><br><b>__________</b><br><br><b>'I am still haunted by Mah's memoir . . . Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure' </b>Amy Tan, bestselling author of <i>The Joy Luck Club</i><br><br>1940s, Shanghai. As the civil war rages on and China falls under communist rule, young Adeline lives in constant fear. Not of the war, but of her family: blamed for the death of her mother, she is rejected by her father and abused by her cruel stepmother.<br><br>With the help of her aunt, Adeline escapes to the United States where she finds love, happiness and success. But will that be enough to quell a lifelong yearning for acceptance, or will she return to the family that rejected her years ago<br><br>Falling Leaves Return to their Roots is both the enthralling story of a Chinese family in a time of political upheaval, and a moving account of one girl's unrelenting will to survive.<br>__________<br><br><b>'<i>Falling Leaves </i>is a terrible and riveting family history . . . It is also a story about endurance and the cost it can exact. Gripping' </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'An illuminating account of the destructive nature of family relationships set against a backdrop of China in change' </b><i>Mail on Sunday</i><br><br><b>'An act, not of vengeance or bitterness, but of catharsis' </b><i>Sunday Telegraph</i></p> <p><b>New 25th Anniversary Edition</b><br><b>__________</b><br><br><b>'I am still haunted by Mah's memoir . . . Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure' </b>Amy Tan, bestselling author of <i>The Joy Luck Club</i><br><br>1940s, Shanghai. As the civil war rages on and China falls under communist rule, young Adeline lives in constant fear. Not of the war, but of her family: blamed for the death of her mother, she is rejected by her father and abused by her cruel stepmother.<br><br>With the help of her aunt, Adeline escapes to the United States where she finds love, happiness and success. But will that be enough to quell a lifelong yearning for acceptance, or will she return to the family that rejected her years ago<br><br>Falling Leaves Return to their Roots is both the enthralling story of a Chinese family in a time of political upheaval, and a moving account of one girl's unrelenting will to survive.<br>__________<br><br><b>'<i>Falling Leaves </i>is a terrible and riveting family history . . . It is also a story about endurance and the cost it can exact. Gripping' </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'An illuminating account of the destructive nature of family relationships set against a backdrop of China in change' </b><i>Mail on Sunday</i><br><br><b>'An act, not of vengeance or bitterness, but of catharsis' </b><i>Sunday Telegraph</i></p>