"She was not the kind of girl you would whip your head around for on a path to class, but the more Craig gazed at her, the prettier she got." How do you meet someone you don't even know? How does a boy without a purpose fall in love with a girl who has her whole life planned? Craig and Abby meet by chance but are soon confronted by the possibility that they are only in love with the idea of each other and not the reality. As they discover themselves, the sense of raw emotion, felt for the first time, fills them with excitement, confusion, and hope.

All the fall leaves have big plans to twist and twirl in the autum wind. But not Yellow Hickory. She's afraid. The other leaves laugh at her. But the wind has a few surprises for them all!

BOOK THE FIRST. AMELIUS AMONG THE SOCIALISTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 Mr. Hethcote was the first to speak again. BOOK THE SECOND. AMELIUS IN LONDON CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 BOOK THE THIRD. MRS. FARNABY'S FOOT CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 Amelius rose impulsively from his chair. CHAPTER 3 The young lady spoke first. CHAPTER 4 BOOK THE FOURTH. LOVE AND MONEY CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 BOOK THE FIFTH. THE FATAL LECTURE CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 BOOK THE SIXTH. FILIA DOLOROSA CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 The landlady of the lodgings decided what was to be done. CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 "Rufus! I don't quite like the way you look at me. You seem to think—" CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 BOOK THE SEVENTH. THE VANISHING HOPES CHAPTER 1 Two days later, Amelius moved into his cottage. CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 "Let me see the blister," said Amelius. CHAPTER 6 Toff returned to the cottage, with the slippers and the stockings. BOOK THE EIGHTH. DAME NATURE DECIDES CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 "Where has he been found?" Amelius asked, snatching up his hat. CHAPTER 5 The last dreary days of November came to their end. CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 Early the next morning, Rufus rang at the cottage gate. CHAPTER 9 Toff was the first who recovered himself. CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12

The emotionally wrenching yet ultimately uplifting memoir of a Chinese woman struggling to win the love and acceptance of her family. Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of 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 Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative 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 to the United States to become a physician and writer. A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China. "Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure." —Amy Tan