The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White MotherFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction: The modern classic that Oprah. com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and that launched James McBride's literary career. More than two years on The New York Times bestseller list. Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self declared light skinned woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her