James McBride

Summaries of books by James McBride.

The Color of Water

James McBride · 1996

A Black journalist presses his white mother about her hidden past, from a Virginia store to twelve college degrees.

2,457-word summary · 11 min read

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

James McBride · 2023

In a 1930s company town, Black and Jewish neighbors hide a deaf boy from the state and pay for it for years.

2,038-word summary · 9 min read