___ 'A triumph' -New York Times Book Review 'A startling, tender-hearted tribute to a woman for whom the expression tough love might have been invented'- The Times 'As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race'- Washington Post ___ MORE THAN TWO YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST ___ From the New York Times bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird , winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, came this modern classic that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and that launched James McBride's literary career. ** As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked her about it, she'd simply say 'I'm light-skinned.' Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or