What is the author's style in Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah?

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter is the autobiographical account of Adeline Yen Mah's childhood. The memoir is written from her own recollections of that period. In writing her story, Adeline effectively balances the account between the emotional and physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother with the unyielding support she felt from her Aunt Baba, who raised her, and her beloved grandfather, Ye Ye.