Review

Although China Doll is a work of fiction, some very real issues are addressed in the dynamic story, espacially regarding human rights and the one-child policy in China. It is a well researched and a page turner. It is the story of how life and death of children in China...
Jewish Book World, Spring 2007

Carner's storytelling shines a light on the complicated world of celebrity, government relations and human rights abuses. One of the many layers of China Doll is the psychological exploration of the bond between parent and child.... Although China Doll is a work of fiction, there are haunting truths throughout the pages -- all of which were carefully researched.
NY Metro Parent Magazine

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From the Publisher

In addition to interviewing officers of the U.S. National Security Administration, State Department, CIA and Foreign Service, Ms. Carner’s research for CHINA DOLL included traveling in China and speaking with women—university professors, industry directors, aging peasants and budding entrepreneurs—about their customs and apprehensions. She learned how, generation after generation, due to either lingering starvation, the social experiment of the cultural revolution, or the current sacrifice under the one-child policy, they have been losing their baby girls through coercion, prejudice, neglect—and outright murder.

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