_______________ 'A triumph' - New York Times Book Review 'A startling, tender-hearted tribute to a woman for whom the expression tough love might have been invented' - The Times 'As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race' - Washington Post _______________ MORE THAN TWO YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST _______________ From the New York Times bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, came this modern classic that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and that launched James McBride's literary career. As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, 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! Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!' she snapped back. And when James asked about God, she told him 'God is the color of water.' This is the remarkable story of an eccentric and determined woman: a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the Deep South who fled to Harlem, married a black preacher, founded a Baptist church and put twelve children through college. A celebration of resilience, faith and forgiveness,
The Color of Water is an eloquent exploration of what family really means.
_______________ 'Inspiring' - Glamour 'Vibrant' - Boston Globe 'A wonderfully evocative, moving book' - Literary ReviewThis is James McBride's tribute to his remarkable, eccentric, determined mother, and an eloquent exploration of what family and the colour of your skin really meansAbout the AuthorJames McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award-winning
The Good Lord Bird, the #1 bestselling American classic
The Color of Water, and the bestsellers
Song Yet Sung and
Miracle at St. Anna. He is also the author of
Kill 'Em and Leave, a James Brown biography. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2016, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.
ReviewsA triumph * New York Times Book Review *
A startling, tender-hearted tribute to a woman for whom the expression tough love might have been invented * The Times *
As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race * Washington Post *
Inspiring * Glamour *
Vibrant * Boston Globe *
What is stunning here is the grace and compassion with which a young writer captures how shadows, once thrown, are cast across many generations, while celebrating at the same time a real melting-pot of cultures * Financial Times *
A wonderfully evocative, moving book ... beautifully flowing prose, interlaced with compassion and humour * Literary Review *
Book InformationISBN 9780747538325
Author James McBrideFormat Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLCPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 211g