The color of water by McBride, James Publication date 2006 Topics Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12 Publisher Riverhead Books Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 382.2M Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2011-11-22 23:03:11 Boxid IA174301 Boxid_2 CH102901 Camera. The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia.
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In The Color of Water, 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. Dive into "The Color of Water Audiobook" by James McBride - a heartfelt tribute to his mother, Ruth McBride Jordan.
This New York Times bestseller explores themes of race, identity, and unconditional love through the lens of Ruth's extraordinary life as a Jewish immigrant who raised 12 Black children in America. Narrated by JD Jackson and Susan Denaker with remarkable depth and emotion, this. Read "The Color of Water", by James McBride online on Bookmate - From the New York Times bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction:Th.
About the book In *The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother*, James McBride crafts a powerful and poignant exploration of race, identity, and family through the remarkable life of his mother, Ruth McBride Jordan. A self-proclaimed "light-skinned" woman with a hidden heritage, Ruth dedicated her life to her twelve black children, instilling in them the values of. The Color of Water by James McBride, February 1, 1997, Riverhead Trade edition, Paperback in English.