- Mulattoes, Race identity, Mothers, Racially mixed people
James McBride grew up one of twelve siblings in the all-black housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn, the son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white. The object of McBride's constant embarrassment and continuous fear for her safety, his mother was an inspiring figure, who through sheer force of will saw her dozen children through college, and many through graduate school.
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Earnest, grave, contemplative and character-led.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- James McBride
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 314
- Publisher
- Phoenix Audio, Nil Editions, Brand: Perfection Learning Prebound
- Editions
- 30
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9781611763508
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James McBride (born September 11, 1957) is an American writer and musician. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel *The Good Lord Bird*.
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