CHINESE CINDERELLA

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originální anglická četba - velmi úspěšná autobiografie dívky, které při porodu zemřela matka, navzdory psychickému a fyzickému týrání ze strany nevlastní matky, krutosti otce a neloajálnosti sourozenců se dokázala vzepřít svému osudu a za podpory prarodičů odešla studovat do Anglie.... Jung-ling's family considers her bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her. They discriminate against her and make her feel unwanted yet she yearns and continuously strives for her parents' love. Her stepmother is vindictive and cruel and her father dismissive. Jung-ling grows up to be an academic child, with a natural ability for writing. Only her aunt and grandfather offer her any love and kindness. The story is of survival in the light of the mental and physical cruelty of her stepmother and the disloyalty of her siblings. Jung-ling blossoms in spite of everything and the story ends as her father agrees to let her study in England. A Puffin Modern Classic edition of this bestselling autobiography, celebrating ten years of publication.