39-year-old Chen Chia Lin doesn’t have a car, an apartment or a husband-- and she just lost her job. Born in southern Taiwan during Taiwan’s economic takeoff, Chen was raised by her parents and grandparents to be a straight-A student and respectable lady. But Chen knew in her heart that her dreams would not blossom in her hometown, and after a rebellion in the family, she left home to study in Taipei. After 20 years trying to establish herself in the city and ‘living by the rules’, Chen now swears on to live her life as an unapologetically confident woman.
