Kate Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Waterstones Synopsis: During her lonely childhood in Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah wrote adventure stories to escape from her terrible step-mother and cruel siblings. The characters she created often became more real to her than her own family. In Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society, Adeline tells the story of Chinese Cinderella, a young girl who, after being thrown out of her home, has no choice but to go out and seek her own destiny. Soon she meets up with a group of children, all orphaned but each from a different background, who live with an old lady called Grandma Wu. Chinese Cinderella, or CC for short, decides her future after consulting an ancient book which helps to show her the way forward. And her choice takes her on a mission to save the lives of others. Based on a true-life incident during World War II. CC and the others bravely rescue a group of American pilots whose plane crashed after a bombing raid on Japan. Although her father is looking for her, CC knows that she can never go back to live with her cruel stepmother, and now there is no turning back. This book follows CC, a girl whose step-mother makes her life miserable and whose father never seems happy. She frequently finds comfort in visiting Big Aunt, but she has to return to her home to care for a sick elderly lady. CC is lost, and by chance stumbles upon a circus act. One of the performers hands her his business card and the following day she seeks this group out. What she finds is The Secret Dragon Society Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Strangely enough, I heard about this author for the first time earlier this week, as Sue McGregor chose her book Falling Leaves as her book on Radio 4's A Good Read. It sounded fascinating and actually has some similarities to this but an adult novel rather than a childrens story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Strangely enough, I heard about this author for the first time earlier this week, as Sue McGregor chose her book Falling Leaves as her book on Radio 4's A Good Read. It sounded fascinating and actually has some similarities to this but an adult novel rather than a childrens story. I picked Falling leaves up in a charity shop yesterday, it looks like a good but sad read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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