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title: "A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs"
brand: "adeline yen mah"
price: "A$40"
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# A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs

**Brand:** adeline yen mah
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- **What is this?** A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs by adeline yen mah
- **How much does it cost?** A$40 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    A THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD by Adeline Yen Mah
  

*by J***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 14 March 2011*

A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs







  
  
    This is the third book of Adeline Mah's that I've read.  Her books are autobiographical in nature as well as historically based.  She is a wonderful story teller, a gift she learned from her grandfather.  Through her life story and his, Her intense connection and love for her grandfather, his knowledge of Chinese history and proverbs and his intentional attention to teaching his granddaughter, Adeline Mah tells her family's history as well as centuries of Chinese history.  Her story is engaging, sad, and heartening.  Her historical references are enlightening, thorough, and tells the Chinese history in a concise and precise way.  Her methodology using the historical reference of the proverbs tells the Chinese history as well as her own family's history.  A thoroughly enlightening book to sit down with.
  
A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs

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    Must read book for Chinese history mixed with Mah's personal story
  

*by B***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 3 March 2020*

Read Mah's first book, "Falling Leaves", to get the background for this book.  I was thoroughly entranced with how she wove her personal experiences with ancient Chinese history.  I look forward to reading her other books!  She's an excellent writer!

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    Lovely stories
  

*by K***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 21 March 2014*

The author overcame terrible treatment as a child in China, became a doctor, and offers the history of her life, and the philosophies and education of her life through the perspective of Asian influences.  The writing flows gently, kindly and is quite fascinating.  I liked it enough to give as a gift.  It's a little gem.

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*Last updated: 2026-01-29*