An investigation of the world’s largest experiment in social engineering, revealing how its effects will shape China for decades to come, and what that means for the rest of the world.
“Fong’s fine book is a moving and at times harrowing account of the significance of decisions taken by a small coterie of men (no women) with too much faith in science and ideology, and too little in humanity.”
“A timely, important work that takes stock of the one-child policy’s damage…Unfortunately Ms. Fong’s personal story…is overshadowed by her other reporting, producing a certain disjointedness.”
