{"product_id":"book-1ux0","title":"Staring into the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003eSemifinalist, 2025 Autumn House Nonfiction Prize \u003c\/strong\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\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\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\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\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\u003cp\u003e-- PRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eSTARING INTO THE SUN\u003c\/em\u003e --\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Postman skillfully weaves narration throughout the book and handles difficult topics with sensitivity and grace.\" -Chris Lu, former U.S. Ambassador, Deputy Secretary of Labor, White House Cabinet Secretary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unique, unvarnished, and deeply moving.\" -Quil Lawrence, NPR Correspondent and author of \u003cem\u003eInvisible Nation\u003c\/em\u003e (Walker Books, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Singularly moving. Postman touches universal chords of grief, belonging, and love. A beautiful book.\" -Tessa McWatt, author of \u003cem\u003eShame on Me\u003c\/em\u003e (Scribe UK, 2019) and \u003cem\u003eThe Snag\u003c\/em\u003e (Scribe UK, 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A new perspective on the Chinese American experience told with great courage and elegance.\" -Hugo Wong, author of \u003cem\u003eAmerica's Lost Chinese \u003c\/em\u003e(Hurst, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thrilling and visceral read, bright with life and love and hope.\" -Wiz Wharton, author of \u003cem\u003eGhost Girl, Banana\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperVia, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67010325315888,"sku":"BD1ux0","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1ux0-Square-cover.png?v=1781813323","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1ux0","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}