{"product_id":"the-sun-wont-come-out-tomorrow-the-dark-history-of-american-orphanhood-hardcover","title":"The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristen Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe real history of being an orphan in America is nothing like the myth, and nothing like the American dream. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The orphan story has been mythologized: Step one: While a child is still too young to form distinct memories of them, their parents die in an untimely fashion. Step two: Orphan acquires caretakers who amplify the world's cruelty. Step three: Orphan escapes and goes on an adventure, encountering the world's vast possibilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e upends this. Pairing powerful critiques of popular orphan narratives, from \u003ci\u003eAnnie\u003c\/i\u003e to the Boxcar Children to Party of Five, journalist Kristen Martin explores the real history of orphanhood in the United States, from the 1800s to the present. Martin reveals the mission of religious indoctrination that was at the core of the first orphanages, the orphan trains that took parentless children out West (often without a choice), and the inherent classism and racism that still underlies the United States' approach to child welfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a combination of in-depth archival research, memoir (Martin herself lost both her parents when she was quite young), and cultural analysis, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Won't Come out Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is a compellingly argued, compassionate book that forces us to reconsider autonomy, family, and community. Kristen Martin delivers a searing indictment of America's consistent inability to care for those who need it most.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristen Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and critic based in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared \u003ci\u003ein The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and elsewhere. She received an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University. \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44417919582310,"sku":"9781645030348","price":40.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/mEzan1Okyw9781645030348.webp?v=1770047712","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-sun-wont-come-out-tomorrow-the-dark-history-of-american-orphanhood-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}