The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

A truly American story about love and perseverance. James McBride ability to make sense of an unbelievable odyssey is remarkable. A loving and warm story of success against all odds.

Partly fictionalized, but speaks clearly about racism. The author grew up as the black son of a black father who died around the time of his birth, and an Ashkenazi Jewish mother. When her young son asked her what was the "best" skin colour, she replied "the colour of water".Great characters, beautiful voices, and totally believable situations. Strongly recommended.

Top quality binding and print. Reading

I bought this book for my book club, it arrived today I couldn’t put it down, what an incredible view spun into a fantastic story. Easy tooo read

I read many different types of books – history, psychology, mythology, philosophy, and novels, literature from all periods of time. When I read a novel, I ask for two things – that the book be written well and that it have heart. If it makes me cry, all the better. James McBride certainly writes well. And he has heart, lots of heart. This book made me cry and I couldn’t stop reading it. After this experience, I’m going to read as many of his other books as I can. Wonderful author.And clearly, I also read memoirs. This memoir read like a novel at times. It was beautiful and honest and sad and happy. After I posted my review, it hit me that this was NOT a novel. But now I'm committed to reading his novels as well. Sigh. It's a good book, period!