The Color of Water by James McBrideI chose this book because the description of the book states that it was written as a tribute to James McBride's mother and her entire family relieved. I wanted to know how extraordinary his life was. The author is an authority on the information presented because this book is the story of his life. I. This book is an autobiography of James McBride in which he integrates the narratives made by him and Ruth, his mother. She was born into a Jewish family in Poland, but her family fled the Nazi Holocaust and came to America. His father came to America first and then brought his wife, Ruth (James' mother) and Sam (Ruth's brother). During their first year they moved very often because his father was a contract rabbi. During this episode his sister was born, but they moved to Virginia. Despite opposition from the Jewish congregation, his father opened a grocery store in the black neighborhood. The 3 children were forced to work in that shop under their father's authority. Ruth developed antisocial behavior because her father constantly molested her. His brother was abused by his father but around age 15 he ran away to Chicago. He later joined the army and was killed in World War I. Ruth fell in love with her best friend, Peter, they started dating in hiding but she became pregnant. However, she could no longer hide her worries about the pregnancy. That summer she went to New York and decided to tell her aunt that she had done everything to help her have an abortion, which was terribly painful. After some time, she returned home and realized that Peter was getting married against his will. She was really disappointed and realized that there was nothing that would stop her from moving away from that city. So the day after graduation he went to New York. He worked for his aunt for a while, where he met Dennis McBride. They started dating until they moved in together. She went to see her mother for a while because her mother was very ill; Ruth discovered that her father was dating another woman. her father asked Ruth to stay longer but despite everything Ruth returned with Denis. After some time his mother died.