The Color of Water by James McBrideI chose this book because in the description of the book it is indicated that it was written in homage to the mother of James McBride and to all the family she raised. I wanted to know how extraordinary his life was. The author is authoritative on the information presented because this book is the story of his life.I. This book is an autobiography by James McBride which incorporates the narrations made by him and Ruth, his mother. She was born to a Jewish family in Poland, but her family fled the Nazi Holocaust and came to America. His father came to America first, then he 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 this store under the authority of their father. Ruth developed antisocial behaviors because her father continually harassed her. His brother was abused by his father but around the age of 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 secret but she got 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 who had done everything to help her about the abortion, which was terribly painful. After some time, she came home and realized that Peter was getting married against her wishes. She was really disappointed and realized that nothing would stop her from leaving this town. So, the day after graduation, she left for New York. She worked for a time for her aunt, where she met Dennis McBride. They started dating until they moved in together. She went to watch her mother for a while because her mother was really sick; Ruth discovers that her father is dating another woman. her father asked Ruth to stay longer but despite everything Ruth left with Denis. After a while his mother died.