Chinese Cinderella
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Title
Chinese Cinderella
Author
Adeline Yen Mah – Yen Jun-ling
Characters
Yen Jun-ling/Adeline/Wu Mei (Fifth Daughter) – the main character. She was an unwanted child because she was considered bad luck because she was told to be the cause of her mothers death
Aunt Baba – Jun-lings loving aunt. Shes one of the few ones who takes Jun-lings side in the family, is also Jun-lings mothers best friend.
Ye Ye – Jun-lings grandfather; her fathers father. He is always siding the first children.
Nai Nai – Jun-lings grandmother; her fathers mother. She is the authority in the house.
Niang (Mother) – Jun-lings stepmother, is a French woman; married Jun-lings father one year after his wife died. She takes over after Nai Nai died.
Father – Jun-lings father; married Niang one year after his wife died; Ye Ye and Nai Nais only son.
Big Sister/Lydia – the eldest daughter; takes Niangs side as the story continues. Married at the age of 17.
Big Brother/Gregory – the eldest son, next to Big Sister. Goes to England with Second brother for college.
Second Brother/Edgar – born after Big Brother. Goes to England with Big Brother for college.
Third Brother/James – born after second brother and before Jun-ling. Is the only sibling Jun-ling is close to.
Fourth Younger Brother/Franklin – Jun-lings younger stepbrother and is Niangs little darling. He is treated especially by their father and he loves to see Ye Ye really really… pissed off and angry.
Little Sister/Susan – the youngest daughter
Aunt Reine – Niangs sister; rescued Jun-ling from the St. Josephs
Uncle Jean – Aunt Reines husband
Claudine and Victor – Uncle Jean and Aunt Reines children,