The falling leaves return to their roots—A real-life of an extraordinary woman in chaos.

Author: Yan Junling (USA)
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Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Features: As the Chinese idiom goes, "The falling leaves return to their roots." My root lies in that. That home is set in the historical scene of a commercial port divided by foreign concessions. The head of the family was my affluent father and his beautiful Eurasian wife. The inside and outside of the home vividly showcase the friction and collision of Eastern and Western cultures. That home was my own childhood home———The author of this book, Yan Junling, is the daughter of Yan Xirong, a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong during the 1970s. Due to her mother's death shortly after her birth, she suffered discrimination and abuse from her stepmother and siblings from a young age, growing up in endless fear and loneliness. The indifference and estrangement within the family, combined with the turmoil and hardships of the social environment, shaped her resilient, optimistic, and tenacious personality. Through her relentless efforts, she eventually broke free from the shadow of her family, achieving self-fulfillment while gaining recognition and respect in Western society. This book is not only a vivid autobiographical account of her personal experiences but also a realistic portrayal of the painful transformation of traditional Chinese family structures into modern Western capitalist families in the 20th century.