{"product_id":"the-color-of-water-a-black-mans-tribute-to-his-white-mother-anniversary","title":"The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (Anniversary)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes reader's guide and an excerpt from Miracle at St. Anna.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJames McBride \u003c\/b\u003eis an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award-winning \n\u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, the #1 bestselling American classic \n\u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestsellers \n\u003ci\u003eSong Yet Sung\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eMiracle at St. Anna\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \n\u003ci\u003eKill 'Em and Leave\u003c\/i\u003e, a James Brown biography. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2016, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A] triumph.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Inspiring.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vibrant.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"James McBride evokes his childhood trek across the great racial divide with the kind of power and grace that touches and uplifts all hearts.\"--Bebe Moore Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e and the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e The modern classic that spent more than two years on \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list and that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared \"light-skinned\" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Color Of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother\u003c\/i\u003e. The son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride grew up in \"orchestrated chaos\" with his eleven siblings in the poor, all-black projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. \"Mommy,\" a fiercely protective woman with \"dark eyes full of pep and fire,\" herded her brood to Manhattan's free cultural events, sent them off on buses to the best (and mainly Jewish) schools, demanded good grades, and commanded respect. As a young man, McBride saw his mother as a source of embarrassment, worry, and confusion--and reached thirty before he began to discover the truth about her early life and long-buried pain. \n\u003cbr\u003e In \n\u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, McBride retraces his mother's footsteps and, through her searing and spirited voice, recreates her remarkable story. The daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi, she was born Rachel Shilsky (actually Ruchel Dwara Zylska) in Poland on April 1, 1921. Fleeing pogroms, her family emigrated to America and ultimately settled in Suffolk, Virginia, a small town where anti-Semitism and racial tensions ran high. With candor and immediacy, Ruth describes her parents' loveless marriage; her fragile, handicapped mother; her cruel, sexually-abusive father; and the rest of the family and life she abandoned. \n\u003cbr\u003e At seventeen, after fleeing Virginia and settling in New York City, Ruth married a black minister and founded the all- black New Brown Memorial Baptist Church in her Red Hook living room. \"God is the color of water,\" Ruth McBride taught her children, firmly convinced that life's blessings and life's values transcend race. Twice widowed, and continually confronting overwhelming adversity and racism, Ruth's determination, drive and discipline saw her dozen children through college--and most through graduate school. At age 65, she herself received a degree in social work from Temple University. \n\u003cbr\u003e Interspersed throughout his mother's compelling narrative, McBride shares candid recollections of his own experiences as a mixed-race child of poverty, his flirtations with drugs and violence, and his eventual self- realization and professional success. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e touches readers of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 4 (EAN 9781594481925, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e McBride, James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2006-02-07\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Cultural \u0026amp; Regional|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Memoirs|Family \u0026amp; Relationships|Parenting|Parent \u0026amp; Adult Child|Social Science|Discrimination (incl. 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