Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, The - James McBride (Riverhead Trade - Paperback) book collectible [Barcode 9781594481925]

Title:

Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, The

Genre:

Biography

Series:

Novel

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1st

Type of Book:

Non-Fiction

Number of Pages:

328

Number of Chapters:

Date Added:

2018-06-26 16:49:42

Synopsis:

As a boy in Brooklyn’s Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she’d simply say, ”I’m light-skinned.”. Later he wondered if he was different, too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. ”You’re a human being,” she snapped. ”Educated yourself or you’ll be nobody!”. And when James asked what color God was, she said, ”God is the color of water”...As an adult, McBride finally persuaded his mother to tell her story - the story of a rabbi’s daughter, born in Poland and raised in the south, who fled to Harlem, married a black man, founded a baptist church, and put twelve children through college. The Color of Water is James McBride’s tribute to his remarkable, eccentric, determined mother - and an eloquent exploration of what family really means.

Author:

James McBride

Publisher:

Riverhead Trade

Barcode:

9781594481925

Country:

United States

Place of Printing:

United States of America

Publication Date:

2006-02-07