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Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve children. James McBride, journalist, musician and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful memoir.
This volume is the autobiography of the author, first published in 1995; it is also a tribute to his mother. The chapters alternate between the author's...
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