Jennings Michael Burch

Jennings Michael Burch (born April 27, 1941 in South Bronx, New York) was a child who spent most of his childhood in foster homes and wrote the 1985 best selling book "They Cage The Animals At Night".

Biography

Jennings Victor Burch was born in the South Bronx, New York on April 27, 1941. Due to a very stressful life, Burch's mother sent her children to orphanages and foster care in 1949, when Jennings was eight but she vowed that she would be back. Between 1949 and 1954, he had stayed in 32 foster homes, moved with his family three times, and stayed with at least three sets of foster parents. He documented this period of time in his memoir, "They Cage the Animals at Night".

Jennings Michael Burch, annoyed of people making fun of his first name, took his middle name at a parochial school he attended, St. Michael's. He went to John Jay College and worked as a taxi driver and New York police officer. He has four daughters and is currently married. In 1984 he wrote the book "They Cage The Animals At Night". He is currently working on a sequel. The book was originally going to be called "When Morning Comes". However, after receiving surgery he read over what had been written so far and decided to dispose of it. He is now working hard on a second version of the sequel which will be titled "It Goes On..." which will be published in 2011. He is retired and lives in New York City.

Works

* "They Cage The Animals At Night" (1985, memoir)
* "It Goes On..." (to be published in 2011, memoir)