{"product_id":"9780733623158","title":"The Color of Water","description":"Author: James Mcbride\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733623158\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2008\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a boy in Brooklyn, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked her about it, she'd simply say, 'I'm light-skinned.' Later he wondered if he was different too and asked his mother if he was black or white. 'You're a human being,' she snapped. 'Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!' And when James asked what colour God was, she said, 'God is the color of water'...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an adult, McBride finally persuaded his mother to tell her story - the story of a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem, married a black man, founded a Baptist church and put twelve children through college.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE COLOR OF WATER is James McBride's tribute to his remarkable, eccentric, determined mother - and an eloquent exploration of what family means.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465968111774,"sku":"ADS-9780733623158","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733623158.jpg?v=1770010393","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733623158","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}