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. "As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race." "It's a story about keeping on and about not being a victim. It's a love story Much hilarity is mixed in with much sadness.
As McBride describes the chaotic life in a family of fourteen, you can almost feel the teasing, the yelling, and the love.The book is a delight, a goading, and an. 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.
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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. Read The Color of Water by James McBride with a free trial.
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