Book description
In the tense days before the American Civil War, in the swamplands of
the Maryland shore, a wounded slave girl and her visions of the future
tear a community apart in a riveting drama of hope and redemption.
Kidnappings, gunfights and chases ensue in this extraordinary story
of violence, tragic triumph, and unexpected kindness.
James McBride is an award-winning writer and musician. He has been a
staff writer for the Washington Post, People magazine, and the Boston
Globe. His memoir and tribute to his mother, The Color of Water, spent
more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, was published
worldwide, and was the winner of the prestigious Anisfield-Wolf Book
Award. As a composer, he won the American Music Theater Festival's
Stephen Sondheim Award for his jazz/pop musical Bobos, and has composed
songs for Anita Baker, Grover Washington Jr., and Gary Burton. A jazz
saxophonist, he has performed with Rachelle Farrell and with legendary
jazz performer Little Jimmy Scott. He lives in Pennsylvania.
