Adeline Yen Mah

Adeline Yen Mah was considered bad luck by her family and was made to feel unwanted, but she struggled to prove her worth. This is the story of her life up to the age of fourteen.

As the 'Fifth Younger Daughter', the author was rejected by her father and abused by her step-mother. The story of her lonely childhood is set against a backdrop of China in change.