Read about the other books on the list.The Color of Water
by James McBride
As a black boy growing up in Brooklyn, James McBride always wondered why his mother was white, and she always avoided the topic, saying "I’m light-skinned." Eventually, he got the truth, and so passes on to us the unforgettable story of Ruchel Zylska, an Orthodox Jewish girl, as she became Ruth McBride, who married a black man in 1942, opened a Baptist church, and eventually raised twelve college-educated children. McBride’s intent to portray and understand his mother’s indomitable spirit became this modern classic, in which the tracing of familial roots yields a profound meditation on the multicultural history of America.
Also see: Elizabeth Lowry's five best books about mothers of many sorts.
--Marshal Zeringue
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