The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter The story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution blamed for her mother&s death ignored by her millionaire father & unwanted by her Eurasian step mother A story of greed hatred & jealousy; a domestic drama is played against the extraordinary political events in China & Hong Kong Written with the emotional force of a novel but with a vividness drawn from a personal & political background Falling Leaves has been an enduring bestseller all over the world