{"product_id":"staring-into-the-sun-madelyn-postman-9781645387046","title":"Staring into the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSemifinalist, 2025 Autumn House Nonfiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngland, 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e. Madelyn dreads telling her young children about her mother, who died by suicide decades earlier. But when her child asks about skin tone and eye color, she's compelled to share the painful truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Cantonese village, 1895\u003c\/strong\u003e. Emigrating to America seems inevitable for teenage Song, whose family is starving during a drought. His grandmother tells him about Chinese emigrants' ordeals and predicts a fate that will bring tragedy upon his descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOakland, 1921\u003c\/strong\u003e. Henri is held responsible for a theft at his brother-in-law's store. By 1955, he owns the store but resents his business rival, whose philandering son has married Henri's daughter Corri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSan Francisco Bay Area, 1995\u003c\/strong\u003e. Corri relies, perhaps too much, on kindness and spirituality to get her through life. She shares a crucial poem with her granddaughter Madelyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStaring into the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e links memoir and the true stories of a Chinese American family. From the reverberations of the Chinese Exclusion Act to the glamour of a millionaire, a magician, and a model, this collection lays bare one family's tragedies and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Madelyn Postman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645387046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645387046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ten16 Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.65d","brand":"Madelyn Postman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517165482239,"sku":"9781645387046","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54d89580-6e56-46bb-80c9-bfd33e9edd06.jpg?v=1778730346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/staring-into-the-sun-madelyn-postman-9781645387046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}