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Book Club Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 1:30 to 2:45 PM Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, A True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins Barbara Demick In September 2000, Zanhua gave birth to twin girls in a small hut in China’s Hunan province. The twins, Fangfang and Shuangjie, were welcome additions to her family but not her first children. In the shadow of China’s notorious one-child policy, Zanhua and her husband decided to leave one twin in the care of relatives, hoping each toddler might stay under the radar. But in 2002, Fangfang was violently snatched away. The family worried they would never see her again, but they didn’t imagine she could be sent as far as the United States. She might as well have been sent to another world. Following stories she wrote as the Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, the author embarks on a journey that encompasses the origins, shocking 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. Today, Esther—formerly Fangfang—lives in Texas. Their story brings to vivid life the family that adopted her, unaware that she had been kidnapped. Will the long-lost sisters finally reunite—and will they feel whole again? Contacts: Barbara Barry babs206@gmail.com Eileen Fialkow Eileenfialkow@yahoo.com |