Daughters of the Bamboo Grove tells the story of separated twins, their respective fates in China and the USA. Photo: Text Publishing
In 2000 twins girls were born in a small village of the Chinese province Hunan.
What was to follow was the heartbreaking story of how the identical twins were torn apart by China's one-child policy and the rise of international adoption.
A new book tells the story of the twins separation and traces how their lives were taken in different directions.
It also shines a light on the origins, 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 rare phenomenon of twin separation.
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins is the work of award winning journalist and author Barbara Demick.
