| This is a woman's memoir of her childhood in China in the 1940s and 1950s. Her family was very wealthy and privileged, but the girl and her siblings were abused and neglected by her stepmother and sometimes her father. There was a great deal of favoritism in the family; the stepmother's children were treated much better than the father's children. The girl spent many years in various boarding schools, ignored by her family, but succeeded in life through making good grades in school. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - parental abuse Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) Ethnic/regional/gender Yes Period of greatest activity? - 1950+ Subject of Biography Gender - Female Profession/status: Ethnicity - Chinese Nationality - Chinese Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - China City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) Misc setting - Fancy Mansion Century: - 1930's-1950's Writing Style Book makes you feel? - thoughtful If this is a kid's book: - Age 11-14 Pictures/Illustrations? - None How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book |
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