Description: With a new Introduction to this touching homage to his mother, the author paints a portrait of growing up in a black neighborhood as the child of an interracial marriage. Although raised an Orthodox Jew in the South, McBride's mother abandoned her heritage, moved to Harlem, and married a black man.
Review Quotes: "[A] triumph."--The New York Times Book Review
"As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race."--The Washington Post Book World "Inspiring."--Glamour "Vibrant."--The Boston Globe "James McBride evokes his childhood trek across the great racial divide with the kind of power and grace that touches and uplifts all hearts."--Bebe Moore Campbell