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Barbara Demick: Daughters of the Bamboo Grove

The true story of twins separated by China’s one-child policy

Barbara Demick (Photo credit Bianca Rizzi)
Katrina Strickland
Internationally renowned and Pulitzer Prize–shortlisted investigative journalist Barbara Demick has built her career on uncovering hidden stories in North Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Tibet.    

In her latest book, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, Barbara tells the true story of twin girls abducted, separated and trafficked for international adoption under China’s one-child policy.  

Hear Barbara dive into this chilling story, painting a rich picture of 2000s China that challenges common assumptions about the quality of life in the East compared to the West. In conversation with Katrina Strickland.
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