Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah

Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles from Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield her from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of her cruel and manipulative Eurasian stepmother. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually the United States to become a physician and a writer.