Chinese CinderellaSet against the turbulent political times and the collision of East and West in 1930's China, this autobiography describes the complexities of Adeline Yen Mah's relationships with her stepmother and siblings, and the trauma of her parents' deaths.

Book V is full colour throughout

however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented

his hopes for the future

over a fire

Every day the President of the United States receives threats against his life

improbably

God of the Sea

Her happiness is threatened once more when she is returned to the Foundling Hospital

they must confront their pasts in order to work out who they each are

she takes us from the dazzling world of Florentine studios to the French courts at Fontainbleau and Versailles

on everything from the nature of truth to what annoys him about Halle Berry - and will reveal a hitherto hidden Donald

features an introduction by the author