Although Chi­na Doll is a work of fic­tion, some very real issues are addressed in this dynam­ic sto­ry, espe­cial­ly regard­ing human rights and the one-child pol­i­cy in Chi­na. Singer Nola Sands is on tour in Chi­na when a new­born baby girl is lit­er­al­ly thrust into her hands. As she devel­ops a bond with the infant and acts to save her from being sent into a Chi­nese orphan­age, she finds her­self drawn in to the life strug­gles and human rights issues that the Chi­nese face every day. 

Chi­na Doll is well researched, and a page turn­er. It is a sto­ry of how life and death of chil­dren in Chi­na con­tin­ues to hold a piv­otal role in soci­ety today.