July
2006
A BOOK
EXPLORES CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF CYNICAL U.S. CORPORATIONS
IN HER SECOND NOVEL, TALIA CARNER, AN AUTHOR HAILED AS ONE
WITH "THE POWER TO BRING CHANGE IN SOCIETY," EXPLORES THE TRAGEDY
BEHIND THE WAVE OF FOREIGN ADOPTIONS OF CHINESE BABY GIRLS.
CHINA DOLL, a novel by Talia Carner, will be released September
1st, 2006, by Windsprint Press said Jim Walters from Mecox Hudson,
who is partnering with Windsprint Press for their issue-related
books.
Few, if any, novels in recent years have dealt with the very real
predicament our government and corporate America face when trying
to appease China while wishing to curtail its ruthless treatment of
its people.
In CHINA DOLL, the story unfolds as the life of an American pop
icon on a goodwill concert tour in China is thrown out of orbit
when a baby is thrust into her arm. Becoming exposed to the
horrific conditions in Chinese orphanages and desiring to adopt
this baby with whom she bonds, the protagonist finds herself on a
collision course with both U.S. and China's governments-as well as
with her label company that has business interests in this vast
land. Against an astonishingly picturesque background, Carner
highlights the thought-provoking, unthinkable personal sacrifices
of individuals as the Chinese nation forfeits its glorious past and
art while struggling to feed its people and move forward to seek
world dominance.
Prior to its publication, CHINA DOLL has been praised as "Spicy,
worldly, and meticulously researched," "intricate,
psychologically-nuanced," and "page-turning, globe-spanning
adventure" that "begins with passion and ends with victory."
CHINA DOLL [320 pages] is being released in 6"x 9" trade paperback
[$13.95; ISBN 978-0-9773821-2-5] It contains an extensive Reading
Group Guide.
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.
"The issue of China's infanticide will not go away in the near
future," Carner says. "As it forges ahead with full steam, the
Chinese government cannot deal with weaknesses among its
citizens-or 'waste' resources on them. Nor is it within its
tradition to cater to individuals' needs or heed human suffering.
But when, through contacts made by American corporations, U.S.
values are juxtaposed against the cynical way China treats human
rights, the callousness rubs on America companies rather than the
other way around. We have already seen how, on their way to China
to take a bite of that immense market, U.S. corporations have shed
our values and adopted the heartlessness of the Chinese toward
freedom and basic rights."
About the Author of CHINA DOLL: The Israeli-born Talia Carner was the publisher
of Savvy Woman magazine and the founder of Business Women Marketing
Corporation, a firm servicing Fortune 500 companies targeting women
consumers. A former adjunct professor at Long Island University,
she was also a counselor and lecturer for the Small Business
Administration, a member of United States Information Agency
missions to Russia, and a participant at the 1995 International
Women's Conference in Beijing. Ms. Carner's first novel, PUPPET
CHILD, was listed in The Top 10 Favorite First Novels 2002 by
BookBrowse and, reaping over forty rave reviews, launched a
nationwide legislation. Her personal essays and short stories have
appeared in The New York Times, Chocolate For A Woman's Soul [Simon
& Schuster], Cup of Comfort [Adams Media], Lilith, and in literary
magazines, including Lynx Eye, Moxie, Confrontation, North Atlantic
Review, Rosebud and The Best Jewish Writing 2003. Talia Carner and
her husband Ron, have four grown children. The couple lives in
Bridgehampton, Long Island and in Manhattan, New York.
For further information, please check the author's website at:
www.TaliaCarner.com
