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📘 Author Talk: Barbara Demick – Separation and Reunion in China (📍🇬🇧 Edinburgh)
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BST
📍 Location: Venue NW, Edinburgh International Book Festival
💬 Accessibility: Captioned
💳 Tickets: £15.50 / £10.50 concession
🌐 Organizer: Edinburgh International Book Festival
Categories: Biography, Non-fiction, Politics & Society
Languages: English
🏷️ Description:
Award-winning journalist and author Barbara Demick presents her latest work, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, which tells the extraordinary story of identical twin girls separated by China’s one-child policy. From forced adoption to a long-awaited reunion, the narrative sheds light on the human cost of authoritarian family planning. This session is chaired by author and commentator Lijia Zhang.