A riveting journey to save one life.
An American music icon, Nola Sands, is on a concert tour in China when a baby is thrust into her arms. Resolved to save the infant from death in a Chinese orphanage, Nola finds herself on a collision course with her husband/manager, with her record label company’s interests in China—and with the world's two superpowers determined to silence her.
In a story of an adoptive parent’s unwavering love, Nola's flight across China is a tale not only of human rights abuses running amok in an astonishingly picturesque land: It is the gripping self-discovery voyage of a woman coming into her own.
A riveting journey to save one life
In a tale of passion and rescue, an abandoned Chinese infant drives an unwitting pop star a to become formidable heroine.
While American music icon Nola Sands is on a goodwill concert tour in China, a baby is thrust into her arms. Nola’s well-orchestrated life is thrown out of orbit as she bonds with the infant against her husband-manager’s plans. She resolves to save the baby from death in the dumping ground of China’s orphanages—only to find herself on a collision course with her record label company’s business interests in the vast new market. Worse, two superpowers, the U.S. and China's governments, are determined to silence her.
In a stunning story that begins with passion and ends with triumph of an adoptive parent’s unwavering love, Nola's flight across China is a tale not only of human rights abuses running amok in an astonishingly picturesque land: it is the gripping self-discovery voyage of a woman coming into her own.
Professional Reviews
Filled with subtleties and struggles.... Vivid Imagery....
Filled with subtleties and struggles, CHINA DOLL takes us into the political struggle of world powers as Nola discovers how to free herself from her gilded cage and finally become the woman she is inside…. This incredible journey takes us into Beijing, the royal palace, and grand parties where political intrigue and social correctness run amuck and distort the truth…. CHINA DOLL will forever haunt my dreams…. The descriptions and first-person viewpoints brought me right into the story. I could see and hear exactly what Nola saw and heard. The vivid imagery pulls at our feelings and emotions and drives us into the plight of China's forgotten and unwanted children.
...a beautiful story... catches you by surprise
“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.
...brilliantly woven tale.... keeping the reader hooked
Carner brilliantly weaves this tale of courage by alternating from Nola's present day circumstances to glimpses of her past and the tribulations that molded her into the woman she is. Shocking secrets are revealed perfectly in tune with keeping the reader hooked and desperate to find out what happens next. Nola isn't the only one with secrets. Every character, every government seems to carry its own baggage that catches the reader off guard and evokes passionate emotions. Nola is truly a heroine in her own right, created from humble beginnings that make her easy to relate to despite her celebrity status.
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