McBride's tribute to his mother's memory from "summary" of The Color of Water by James McBride
From the very beginning, I knew that my mother was a woman unlike any other. She was a mystery to me, a puzzle I could never quite solve. Her past was a secret she guarded fiercely, revealing little about the life she led before she became my mother. But as I grew older, I began to understand that her silence was not a sign of weakness, but of strength. She had faced hardships and challenges that most people could never imagine, and yet she had emerged from it all with her head held high. As I delved deeper into her past, I uncovered a story of resilience and determination that left me in awe. My mother had grown up in a world that was not always kind to her, a world that had tried to break her spirit time and time again. But she had refused to be beaten down, rising above the obstacles in her path with a courage that was truly inspiring. In writing "The Color of Water," I sought to pay tribute to the woman who had sha...
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