About the author
Barbara Demick is an American journalist and nonfiction author known for long-form reporting built around the lives of people caught inside political systems. Her books include Nothing to Envy, Logavina Street, and Eat the Buddha.
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove reconstructs the separation of twin sisters born in China and raised in different countries. The family story opens onto adoption, population policy, documentation, and the consequences of decisions made on behalf of children.
Where to start
Start with Daughters of the Bamboo Grove for Demick's reported account of separated twins and the families, institutions, and national policies around their lives.
