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Cinderella. Everyone has heard of that story. A sweet, beautiful girl who meets a fancy prince by chance after she left a glass slipper; the only thing he could use to find his true love. Every person dreams to the subject in a rags and riches story. A human being yearns to find out what their glass slipper looks like. However, it isn't all that easy to do. The Phoenix Within takes you through the journey of Sterai Chiu Payne, a small girl, born in 1960, living in Guangzhou, China. Her situation wasn't remarkable by any means. Chiu had to live with horrible amenities and faced a life surrounded with poverty, cruelty and hopelessness. What people could do in seconds today, Chiu was forced to perform it in hours due to her living standards. Although, things failed to end there for Chiu. She was often picked as the girl to bully; to be picked on simply because of her race and accent. Harassment and racism are what she faced as a usual thing in her early years. Coming back from school crying wasn't an odd occurrence in Chiu's life. After all, this is what she had to live with. Yet surprisingly, you would see Chiu smiling, laughing and talking. One would wonder why her morale was lifted in accordance to her misfortunes. The answer simply pointed to Chiu having a heart of gold and the mind of a visionary. It was impossible to see Chiu's mind to stop working. She constantly fantasized about the world; of what was to come. Her delight over the future knew no bounds. She is a Phoenix within. The story narrated by Chiu herself to share with her readers the struggles and hardships she encountered as a young Chinese girl. Learn how she conquered her fears and doubts with the help of someone close to her. Embark on the journey to realize how a single decision changed the entire course of her life; how moving and travelling to a different place showed Chiu that she was destined for more. This is the book of Sterai Chiu who wants the world to know her story.

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