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Backstory's verdict: This is the extraordinary true story of twins separated by the Chinese state. One of them grew up Chinese, the other American, after being adopted by a Texan family who were under the impression they were giving a home to an abandoned child. With dogged detective work and compelling storytelling, Barbara Demick reunites a family, uncovers decades of state malpractice and teases apart the contrasting trajectories of China and the West. The Daughters of The Bamboo Grove reads with the pace and intensity of a novel. Tom