James Mcbride | Memoir

The Color Of Water by James Mcbride

Name: The Color Of Water by James Mcbride
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SKU: 1573225789
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The Color Of Water by James Mcbride

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Journalist James McBride traces his white Jewish mother's secret past and her life raising twelve Black children in Brooklyn housing projects.

Raised in a congested Brooklyn housing project, James McBride grew up knowing his mother, Ruth, was white, but she consistently refused to discuss her family or ethnic background. Alternating chapters between McBride's own childhood memories and Ruth's oral history, the memoir reveals her upbringing as Ruchel Dwora Zylska, the daughter of an abusive Orthodox Jewish rabbi in rural Virginia.

Fleeing her home for New York City, Ruth converted to Christianity, married a Black minister, co-founded a Baptist church, and put all twelve of her children through college despite poverty and racial prejudice.

Why You’ll Love This Book

James McBride delivers clear dual-perspective narration, historical details of mid-century New York, and candid family history. A widely acclaimed memoir for readers of American history and family biographies.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Pages: 314

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 1997

ISBN: 9781573225786

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