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China Doll By Talia Carner ( Windsprint Press )
Release Date: 2006-09-10
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A riveting journey to save one life In a tale of passion and rescue, an abandoned Chinese infant drives an unwitting pop star to become a formidable heroine. An explosive story of the inner workings of the music industry, of the state of Chinese orphanages, and of US-Sino relationship as they clash with the fate of a baby and the determination of a woman caught in international intrigue and corporate power games. Set against the kaleidoscopic sights, sounds and smells of China's main cities and countryside, the adoptive mother struggles against the unthinkable personal sacrifices of individuals as the Chinese nation forfeits its glorious past and art in order to feed its people and move forward.
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 Amazingly Close to Real
I worked in a Chinese orphanage for over four years and can tell you that reading this story put me back in the middle of all the emotions and outrage I dealt with on a daily basis. Many people think that negative stories about orphanages shouldn't be written, that they can't be that bad---but the truth is that some of them are that bad. The more that people open their eyes at what is really happening, the better chance at improving conditions we will have. Awareness is the key.
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 Fiction With Substance ( shelleyeinhorn )
Finally, a fiction novel with substance and character development.
"China Doll" was well written, informative and interesting, especially the flashbacks of Nola's childhood. I enjoyed the way Talia Carner developed
Nola Sand's character, from her childhood to the strong woman she became at the end.
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A MULTI-LAYERED WORK OF FICTION ( jane8853 )
'China Doll' was a selection of the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library Book Club and was discussed on October 18, 2007. Our questions were then answered by the author herself, Talia Carner, during a generously lengthy speaker-phone conversation with our members.
Our group was unaminous in their admiration for the talent of the author, the amount of research that went into the book, the importance of the message of infanticide and its human-rights implications.
'China Doll' left us with a great deal to think about concerning the "appeasment" vs. "engagement" policies between the U.S. and China.
An intriging, well crafted, page-turner.
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Suspense Thriller with a Heart ( soshypko )
China Doll by Talia Carner is by far the best suspense thriller I have ever read, and even surpassing John Le Carre, whom I admired greatly. What sets her wonderful book apart is the subject matter in addition to the terrific structure and plotting that make it unputdownable. This is a novel everyone (except perhaps the Chinese government) can care deeply about. The idea of babies languishing in dying rooms, unwanted and uncared for in order to satisfy population quotas, should be repugnant to any civilized nation. This book needed to be written. I can see no reason why with enough publicity China Doll doesn't make the Best Seller List. It cries out to be filmed. I love the worthwhile subjects of Talia Carner's books (Puppet Child). It's time the public learned to buy novels that actually have something important to say. I can't wait to read this author's next one.
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A mother's love doesn't consider hardships or even blood type ( readerviews )
Reviewed by Kelley Anderson for Reader Views (1/07)
"China Doll" is the story of Nola Sands, a rock star on a goodwill tour in China. After one of Nola's appearances, a woman presses a baby girl into her arms and disappears. Nola instantly falls in love with the baby and is bent on keeping the girl with her at all costs. Everyone seems to be determined to separate them; her husband/agent, the owner of the record company and even the Chinese government. She discovers who her true friends are in the process. Nola commits herself to being the spokesperson for all of the unwanted baby girls in China and finds that a mother's love is not just about taking care of a child. Nola's love for this baby girl shows her that the mother who left her this baby loved her baby enough to want that baby to have a life beyond the orphanage or the grave.
This beautiful story brings you an outsider's look at China's class system, where a one child per family law still exists and baby girls are abandoned or killed so that the coveted boy can stay with the family. It seems at first to be a lighthearted book about one rock star's desire to keep this baby that was never hers. As you read farther into the book, you discover that not only is the rock star not selfishly wanting the baby as a possession, but events in her early family life are driving her to protect this girl from the horrible things the world does to orphaned children. The strength of Nola's will and the horrible picture of the abandoned babies of China touch you in some deep down place and make you want to rescue those babies yourself.
I recommend this book for all mothers and for anyone who wants to be a mother. It is a fast easy read and the beauty of China and the sorrow of its citizens impressed me. "China Doll" will open your eyes and make you want to learn more about its culture.
"China Doll" is an alluring book, fast-paced with twist and turns. Some of the twists you see coming and some catch you by surprise. I enjoyed following the journey of the baby's life from the time she was thrust into Nola's arms to the conclusion of the story.
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