Customer Reviews
my favourite book - By: Paul Mckeown, 17 May 2008 
This is so sad. It gets even sadder the more you read through the book. It is my favourite book though & i can twait to read falling leaves!
Read it now!
It gave me a pang in my chest... - By: Lillian Iscarre, 02 Sep 2007 
...and tears split down my cheeks.
The worst part is the cruel reality of it all.
The chapter 'P.L.T' set me off, but by the end I was shaking, sobbing & smiling all at the same time. An unbeliveably sad story with a heart-warming ending.
I'd give it 5 stars if it wasn't so heart-rending.
A rare gem of a book... - By: Book Addict, 18 Jun 2007 Adeline Yen Mah truly is a genius at conveying her life story(s)in the most heartbreaking way possible.
Chinese Cinderella, (Falling Leaves for Children), portrays a vivid insight into Adeline's life as an unwanted & 'unlucky' child. Yen Mah is a rare gift of writing about her childhood so emotionally, that it's almost impossible to hold back tears.
Highly recommended, couldn't put it down & persuaded me to go on to read two of her other books, which were also fabulous.
to whoever said it was 'exaggerated', I must question their mental stability. Who would ever make this up!? Truly Heartless.
A fantastic read!
Exaggerated! - By: srtuba, 15 May 2007 
This book seemed so exaggerated to me! There was a lot of things that I could not bring myself to believe, like the lecture on the chinese language given to her by her grandfather or someone or the other. I thought it was quite a time waste actually. It was recommended to me by a teacher & I was quite let down by it, she thought so too.
Chinese Cinderella - By: FrankIero'sLover, 18 Feb 2007 This book touched me deeply.Just when you think Adeline's going to be alright, something happens to make life harder for her.I loved the bit at the end when Aunt Baba's letter contains the story of chinse cinderella.
I picked this book because I have a real intrestin the orient, & this book gives you a really good feel of lifein Chinain the 20th century. A must have for everyone who can hold back tears!
