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Also, please check the Press page for articles about the book & the author.Reviews of CHINA DOLL
PRAISE FROM INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEWERS
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Carner's storytelling shines a light on the complicated world of celebrity, government relations and human rights abuses. One of the many layers of China Doll is the psychological exploration of the bond between parent and child.... Although China Doll is a work of fiction, there are haunting truths throughout the pages — all of which were carefully researched.
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Although China Doll is a work of fiction, some very real issues are addressed in the dynamic story, espacially regarding human rights and the one-child policy in China. It is a well researched and a page turner. It is the story of how life and death of children in China... Jewish Book World, Spring 2007
“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.....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.
A slice of life novel.... tells the story of Nola Sands, an American singer sent as a goodwill ambassador on a concert tour to China. Suddenly her journey becomes anything but routine, when a desperate young Chinese mother thrusts her baby girl into Nola’s arms....This is a real page-turner as the reader becomes involved with Nola’s fight to save the child.
PRAISE FROM PUBLISHED AUTHORS
The contrast between the contemporary realities of the pop music business and the wrenching tragedy of dying, discarded children combines to create a stark, vivid landscape of human cruelty. As in all good novels -- and this is a very good novel -- it is the powerful courage of one person wherein is found a measure of hope. It wasn't even my heart that ached when I read "China Doll" -- it was my arms -- my arms longed to hold every child in its impassioned pages." --Wendy Reid Crisp, Author, “When I Grow Up I Want To Be 60“ and “From the Back Pew.“
Spicy, worldly, and meticulously researched, this novel rivets our attention on Nola, a celebrity whose life turns upside down as she attempts to save a baby from the dying rooms in China, and journeys through the intriguing complexities of Chinese-American relations, corporate greed, and pop world machinations. To the author’s credit, the exciting twists and turns of the plot make the pages fly by, but it is the steady voice of human wisdom that guides the character development and enlightens the reader all the way through. --Susan Anderson, Author, "The Journey from Abandonment to Healing " and "The Black Swan."
In China Doll, Talia Carner has crafted an intricate, psychologically-nuanced portrait of a mother's love, the source from which it grows, and the strength that endures. With a fast and quickening pace throughout, the story gathers momentum at each of the many twists and turns. The use of a second narrative thread, essentially the shadow of the first, adds character and interest as well as understanding. This is a book in layers, inviting a reader to discovery. --Frank Murphy, author, “The Last Protest” and "Silence of Great Distance."
Against both the timeless beauty and cutthroat attitudes that pervade China, author Talia Carner has created a page-turning, globe-spanning adventure. Set in two incompatible worlds—the music industry and China’s orphanages—this is a deftly crafted story of an unwitting pop star driven by a baby to become a formidable heroine. --Annie Blachley, correspondent, The New York Times and The Sacramento Bee, author of “Good Medicine.”
Talia Carner has written a deft page-turner that spans the globe and nearly every major institution in it, from entertainment to government. CHINA DOLL is an absorbing, often chilling, story of human rights and human hearts. --Maryanne Stahl, author, “Forgive The Moon” and "The Opposite Shore."
Like Puppet Child, this book had me thoroughly engrossed, turning pages into the wee hours of the night. ...Carner has done her homework here. Her research shapes and enhances the story, but her passion for justice brings it alive. This is accessible but important fiction....
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Carefully researched.... psychological exploration....
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