The Color of Water
A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
$24.84
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2008
Summary
As a boy in Brooklyn, 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,’ she snapped. ‘Educate yourself or you’ll be a nobody!’ And when James asked what colour God was, she said, ‘God is the color of water’…
As an adult, McBride finally persuaded his mother to tell her story - the story of a rabbi’s daughter,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733623158 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0733623158 |
| Author: | James Mcbride |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 10th |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2008 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
A triumph - The New York Times Book Review
Graceful, funny and unflinchingly honest - Marie ClaireThis moving and unforgettable memoir needs to be read by people of all colours and faiths. - Publishers WeeklyThe Color of Water [will] make you proud to be a member of the human race. - MirabellaA story of faith, survival and triumph against daunting odds [a] a tribute to the resilient spirit of a mother whose triumph over hardship is truly remarkable and uplifting a heart-warming and memorable read. - Gordon Matthews, The AgeAbout The Author
James Mcbride
James McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the New York Times bestseller, THE COLOR OF WATER. His second book, MIRACLE AT ST ANNA, was optioned for film in 2007. His next novel, SONG YET SUNG, will be published in 2008. McBride has written for the Washington Post, People, the Boston Globe, Essence, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. He is a graduate of Oberlin College. He was awarded a masters in journalism from New York’s Columbia University at the age of twenty-two. McBride holds several honorary doctorates and is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. McBride lives in Pennsylvania and New York.
Previous titles:
Song Yet Sung (TPB Mar 08);
Miracle at St Anna;
The Color of Water
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