ID3 OvTIT2 The Color of Water - Part 1TCOP Phoenix BooksCOMM ; eng
WHO WAS RUTH McBRIDE JORDAN? Not even her son knew the answer to that question until he embarked on a twelve-year journey that changed himself and his family forever. Born Rachel Deborah Shilsky, she began life as the daughter of an angry, failed orthodox Jewish rabbi in the Sout. To Southpe her unhappy childhood, Ruth ran away to Harlem, married a black man, became a Baptist and started an all-black church. Her son James tells of growing up with inner confusions, chaos, and financial hardships; of his own flirtation with drugs and violence; of the love and faith his mother gave her twelve children; and of his belated comming-tcoming with her Jewish heritage., The result is a powerful portrait of growing up, a meditation on race and identity, and a poignant, beautifully crafted hymn form a son to his mother.TALB The Color of WaterTCON NonfictionTRCK 1TXXX h OverDrive MediaMarkers