An American pop music icon finds herself on a collision course with the world's two superpowers—and her label company that has business interest in China—when resolving to save a Chinese baby from certain death. Haunted by a troubled past, the protagonist is set to win against those determined to silence her. * Filled with subtleties and struggles.... Vivid Imagery.... Filled with subtleties and struggles, CHINA DOLL takes us into the political struggle of world powers as Nola discovers how to free herself from her gilded cage and finally become the woman she is inside…. This incredible journey takes us into Beijing, the royal palace, and grand parties where political intrigue and social correctness run amuck and distort the truth…. CHINA DOLL will forever haunt my dreams…. The descriptions and first-person viewpoints brought me right into the story. I could see and hear exactly what Nola saw and heard. The vivid imagery pulls at our feelings and emotions and drives us into the plight of China's forgotten and unwanted children. RoundtableReviews.com * ...brilliantly woven tale.... keeping the reader hooked Carner brilliantly weaves this tale of courage by alternating from Nola's present day circumstances to glimpses of her past and the tribulations that molded her into the woman she is. Shocking secrets are revealed perfectly in tune with keeping the reader hooked and desperate to find out what happens next. Nola isn't the only one with secrets. Every character, every government seems to carry its own baggage that catches the reader off guard and evokes passionate emotions. Nola is truly a heroine in her own right, created from humble beginnings that make her easy to relate to despite her celebrity status. FrontStreetReviews.com * ...substitute Dan Brown for China Doll for beach reading without the guilt of not dragging War and Peace.... Readers who substitute a tired Dan Brown beach read for China Doll will be glad they did....the educational value should make us feel less guilty about not dragging War and Peace to the beach.... Carner commended for the incorporation of issues of social relevance into a book that is more than just a story about a pop singer.... China Doll is a charming use of storytelling to argue for basic human rights. Long Island Press * ...hard to put down.... will occupy your thoughts long after the last page has been read Carner has a knack for taking a controversial subject, imbuing it with her own words, and creating a gripping and touching story.... She simply places fictional players with great fortitude in scenes that bring her controversy to life. In China Doll, American music icon Nola Sands travels to China as a goodwill ambassador. ... BookLoons.com * ...a heart-wrenching novel. Talia Carner's China Doll is a heart-wrenching novel. The story follows Nola's concert tour through China while slipping into flashbacks of her tortured childhood. Nola is forced to take on the responsibility of adulthood much too soon.... Nola is thrust into a political controversy with Lulu's arrival. Her position of Goodwill Ambassador to China conflicts with her need to save her baby, as well as other Chinese infants, from a bleak future in the "Dying Rooms" of Chinese orphanages. To save these children, she must rail against the Chinese government, at an unimaginable cost. Her career, marriage, and freedom may all be stake. BookRelay.com * ...a real page-turner.... A slice of life novel ...tells the story of Nola Sands, an American singer sent as a goodwill ambassador on a concert tour to China. Suddenly her journey becomes anything but routine, when a desperate young Chinese mother thrusts her baby girl into Nola’s arms....This is a real page-turner as the reader becomes involved with Nola’s fight to save the child. http://www.bookviews.com/ * ...impressive and thought-provoking...stylish read... More than the personal relations involved there is also the political question of relation between United States and China. Soon the case becomes one of prestige and huge political overtones between the two countries. And what is lost in the midst is the human element... China Doll is a five star read….highly, highly recommended. NewMysteryReader.com * A gripping self-discovery voyage.... In a story of an adoptive parent's unwavering love, Nola's flight across China is a tale not only of human rights abuses running amok in an astonishingly picturesque land: It is the gripping self-discovery voyage of a woman coming into her own. FreshFiction.com * ...deserves extra points...I highly recommend it. ...Nola’s desire to keep the baby sparks an international dilemma, and suddenly, Nola’s world isn’t as safe as she had imagined, and Lulu is in grave danger. This book deserves extra points for daring to broach a subject few writers do.... China Doll will make you squirm in your seat, wanting to get out and do something. I highly recommend it. --Ann M. Beardsley, Scribesworld.com
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