The color of water
Subtitle: a Black man's tribute to his white mother
By: James McBride.
Edition: 1st Riverhead trade pbk. 10th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781594481925
Subjects: McBride-Jordan, Ruth, -- 1921-; McBride, James, -- 1957-; Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Whites -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Racially mixed people -- Race identity; New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: An African American man describes life as the son of a white mother and Black father, reflecting on his mother's contributions to his life and his confusion over his own identity.
Notes: Originally published: 1997.
Table of contents: title: Dead; title: The bicycle; title: Kosher; title: Black power; title: The Old Testament; title: The New Testament; title: Sam; title: Brothers and sisters; title: Shul; title: School; title: Boys; title: Daddy; title: New York; title: Chicken man; title: Graduation; title: Driving; title: Lost in Harlem; title: Lost in Delaware; title: The promise; title: Old man Shilsky; title: A bird who flies; title: A Jew discovered; title: Dennis; title: New brown; title: Finding Ruthie.