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New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, 2008. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good. [8], 359, [1] pages. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Inscription reads: To Tim, Thank you for your kind hospitality. Peace, James McBride. 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. McBride is well known for his 1995 memoir, the bestselling book The Color of Water, which describes his life growing up in a large, poor American-African family that was led by his white Jewish mother. McBride's mother was strict and the daughter of an Orthodox rabbi. His 2008 novel, Song Yet Sung, is about an enslaved woman who has dreams about the future, and a wide array of freed black people, enslaved people, and whites whose lives come together in the odyssey that surrounds the last weeks of this woman's life. Harriet Tubman served as an inspiration for the book, and it… Read More