Adeline Yen Mah has written a biography of her life called "Chinese Cinderella". This book is not it, but it takes place in China during World War II. It is somewhat confusing. It seems to be a continuation of a story at the beginning with the author more just "telling" the story rather than really writing a fiction novel. Then, she gets into the real story which is a historical novel set back in an old dynasty. There, the characters and story come alive. The rest of the story was really just a frame to get into that part. The idea is that there are past lives and some people inherit past memories like other people inherit musical ability, etc. This inner story is fairly interesting and includes a great look into what it was like to live in China.
She also includes many Chinese words and characters in the back of the book. She has free Chinese lessons on her website.
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