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

The Color of Water

A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

1995 • 346 pages

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15

The Color of Water reads more like a novel than a memoir or tribute. It draws the reader into Ruth's—and James'—world, leaving you wondering how on earth things came to be the way they were. The persistence and feeling in this book is near overwhelming.

January 24, 2010