The Color of Water by James McBride
This is the third, and last, book that a coworker gave to me when she retired this year. Considering that we didn't know each other that well, she was spot on in the books she gave me: I enjoyed all three.
In this book, the author tells not only his story, but the story of his mother, Ruth. His mother was white, and the daughter of an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi. The author is her eighth child. His father was black. The author's parents married at a time when mixed marriages were illegal. Ruth was cut off from her family for marrying a black man. In fact, her family considered her dead.
The book tells of the author finding out who he is by finding about his mother's past.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Both Ruth and James led interesting lives.
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