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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove : From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins.
'Daughters of Bamboo Grove' is the heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China's one-child policy and the rise of international adoption, with powerful empathy for the family caught in the middle.
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- ISBN: 9780593132746
- Physical Description: 336 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Canada : Random House Publishing Group, 2025.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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"On a warm day in September 2000, a twenty-eight-year-old woman named Zanhua gave birth to twin girls in a small hut nestled in bamboo behind her brother's rural home in China's Hunan province. The twins, Fangfang and Shuangjie, were welcome additions toher young family but also not her first children. Hidden in the hut, they were born under the shadow of China's notorious one-child policy. Fearing the ire of family planning officials, Zanhua and her husband decided to leave one twin in the care of relatives, hoping each toddler on their own might stay under the radar. But, in late 2002, Fangfang was violently snatched away from her aunt's care. The family worried they would never see her again, but they didn't imagine she could be sent to the United States. She might as well have been sent to another world. Following her stories written as the Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, Barbara Demick, author of National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy, embarks on a journey that encompasses theorigins, shocking cruelty, and long term impact of China's one-child rule; the rise of international adoption and the religious currents that buoyed it; and the exceedingly rare phenomenon of twin separation. Today, Esther--formerly Fangfang--is a photographer in Texas, and Demick brings to vivid life the Christian family that felt called to adopt her, having no idea that she was kidnapped. Through Demick's indefatigable reporting and the activist work to find these lost children, will these two long-lost sisters finally find each other, and if they do, will they feel whole again? A remarkable window into the volatile, constantly changing China of the last half century and the long-reaching legacy of the country's most infamous law, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove is also the moving story of two sisters torn apart by the forces of history and brought together again by their families' determination and one reporter's dogged work"-- - Random House, Inc.
The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by Chinaâs one-child policy and the rise of international adoptionâfrom the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy, one of todayâs leading reporters
âAn amazing book. I truly couldnât put it down.ââLisa See, New York Times bestselling author of Lady Tanâs Circle of Women
âBarbara Demick turns the seemingly prosaic human dramas of our societies into a cinematic and heart-rending epic tale with consequences that cross continents.ââEmily Feng, author of Let Only Red Flowers Bloom
On a warm day in September 2000, a woman named Zanhua gave birth to twin girls in a small hut behind her brotherâs home in Chinaâs Hunan province. The twins, Fangfang and Shuangjie, were welcome additions to her family but also not her first children. Living under the shadow of Chinaâs notorious one-child policy, Zanhua and her husband decided to leave one twin in the care of relatives, hoping each toddler on their own might stay under the radar. But, in 2002, Fangfang was violently snatched away. The family worried they would never see her again, but they didnât imagine she could be sent as far as the United States. She might as well have been sent to another world.
Following stories she wrote as the Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, Barbara Demick embarks on a journey that encompasses the origins, shocking cruelty, and long-term impact of Chinaâs one-child rule; the rise of international adoption and the religious currents that buoyed it; and the exceedingly rare phenomenon of twin separation. Today, Estherâformerly Fangfangâlives in Texas, and Demick brings to vivid life the Christian family that felt called to adopt her, unaware that she had been kidnapped. Through Demickâs indefatigable reporting, will the long-lost sisters finally reuniteâand will they feel whole again?
A remarkable window into the volatile, constantly changing China of the last half century and the long-reaching legacy of the countryâs most infamous law, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove is also the moving story of two sisters torn apart by the forces of history and brought together again by their familiesâ determination and one reporterâs dogged work.
