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Song Yet Sung by James McBride

McBride captured the geography of the Eastern Shore and the landscape of it's inhabitants. Living on the shore, I could easily close my eyes and imagine the world he described. The area is rich in antebellum history as home to Harriett Tubman and Patty Cannon. His tale of the slave trade is not one of right and wrong or blame, but one where everyone is accountable and everyone is a victim of the times. I loved the visions of the dreamer and the mysteries surrounding the code for the gospel train. This was an eloquent story, told with the rhythm and flow of the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.


On a side note, this novel was chosen as the 2009 One Maryland One Book community read. Our book club will be reading it in October to coincide with the authors visit to Salisbury University on October 28, 2009. It sure is nice to have a book group member who proposed a grant to the Maryland Humanities Council to make this happen:)

Probably 3 stars, but solid 5 stars to James McBride's "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother"

Teresa wrote: "Probably 3 stars, but solid 5 stars to James McBride's "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother""

I loved The Color of Water!