The Color of Water: A Black Mans Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

Perfection Learning. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 328 pages. Dimensions: 7.8in. x 4.9in. x 1.0in.This beautifully written New York Times bestseller has become a new American classic. As a boy in Brooklyns Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked about it, shed simply say, Im light-skinned. Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. Youre a human being, she snapped. Educate yourself or youll 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 rabbis daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem after encountering anti-Semitism in her small town. Upon marrying a black man, her family promptly disowned her, causing her to launch a second existence as (to quote her son) a flying compilation of competing interests and conflicts, a black woman in white skin. The Color of Water is a poignant exploration of race, family, and identity, juxtaposing the authors experiences with his mothers stories. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.