Barbara Demick has spent her career telling the stories of people living under some of the world’s most repressive and dangerous regimes.

From North Korea to Tibet and Bosnia, her reporting and books have helped readers understand what life looks like far beyond the headlines.

Her latest book, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, chronicles the true story of Chinese twin girls, born in rural Hunan, separated by China’s one-child policy.

Demick joins The Front Page to explain how the book acts as more than one family’s tragedy. It’s also an account of how state policy reshaped private life, family structure and identity in China.

Barbara Demick has spent her career telling the stories of people living under some of the world&rsquo;s most repressive and dangerous regimes.
From North Korea to Tibet and Bosnia, her reporting and books have helped readers understand what life looks like far beyond the headlines.
Her latest book, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, chronicles the true story of Chinese twin girls, born in rural Hunan, separated by China&rsquo;s one-child policy.
Demick joins The Front Page to explain how the book acts as more than one family&rsquo;s tragedy. It&rsquo;s also an account of how state policy reshaped private life, family structure and identity in China.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Stolen daughters - the policy that tore Chinese families apart

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