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

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Author: James McBride
ISBN: 9780747538325

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

James McBride(Author)

4.15 (133,470 Ratings by Goodreads)

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Published: 13 October, 1998

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_______________ 'A triumph' - New York Times Book Review 'A startling, tender-hearted tribute to a woman for whom the expression tough love might have been invented' - The Times 'As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race' - Washington Post _______________ MORE THAN TWO YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST _______________ From the New York Times bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, came this modern classic that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and that launched James McBride’s literary career. As a boy in Brooklyn’s Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked her 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! Educate yourself or you’ll be a nobody!’ she snapped back. And when James asked about God, she told him ‘God is the color of water.’ This is the remarkable story of an eccentric and determined woman: a rabbi’s daughter, born in Poland and raised in the Deep South who fled to Harlem, married a black preacher, founded a Baptist church and put twelve children through college. A celebration of resilience, faith and forgiveness, The Color of Water is an eloquent exploration of what family really means. _______________ 'Inspiring' - Glamour 'Vibrant' - Boston Globe 'A wonderfully evocative, moving book' - Literary Review

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Type	Book
ISBN13	9780747538325
ISBN10	0747538328
Number Of Pages	256
Item Weight	211 g
Publisher / Reseller	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format	paperback

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A triumph * New York Times Book Review *
A startling, tender-hearted tribute to a woman for whom the expression tough love might have been invented * The Times *
As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race * Washington Post *
Inspiring * Glamour *
Vibrant * Boston Globe *
What is stunning here is the grace and compassion with which a young writer captures how shadows, once thrown, are cast across many generations, while celebrating at the same time a real melting-pot of cultures * Financial Times *
A wonderfully evocative, moving book ... beautifully flowing prose, interlaced with compassion and humour * Literary Review *

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Author's Bio

James McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, the #1 bestselling American classic The Color of Water, and the bestsellers Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna. He is also the author of Kill ’Em and Leave, a James Brown biography. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2016, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.

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

James McBride

4.15 ( 133,470 Ratings by Goodreads)