Description: Riverhead Books(Non-Fiction, Memoir) The Color of Water A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride Shop Villagelder's Books-N-Games From the back coverAs 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. ‘Educate yourself or you’ll be a 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.
Price: 10.39 USD
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-11-26T15:11:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.99 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother
Author: James McBride
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Genre: Memoir
Topic: Memoir
