Guilty?
Dates: 10/12/99,10:49 AM through 10/13/99,4:58 PM (3 postings)
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FROM: "Nancy A. Weitendorf, PSL-A/PRG" <[removed]@ESCHER.dnet.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 10/12/99, 10:49 AM
I find myself in need of dvice from experts.
I have a patron who is looking for a book recommended to her by a
friend. She is pretty sure the title is "Guilty", or at least that
the word appears in the title. She says the book is about (she
lowered her voice to a whisper here) a Jewish man who marries a
black woman. This sounds familiar to me, but I can't for the life
of me remember particulars. She doesn't think it's terribly new.
It's not a whole lot to go on. I've tried a number of sources
without success.
Thanks for any ideas!
Nancy Weitendorf
Adult Services Librarian
Parma Ridge Library
Parma, Ohio
FROM: "Stephanie Ann Thomas" <[removed]@owlsnet.owls.lib.wi.us>
REC'D: 10/12/99, 11:50 AM
Reviews
Amazon.com
Order this book ... and please don't be put off by its pallid subtitle, A
Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, which doesn't begin to do justice
to the utterly unique and moving story contained within. The Color of
Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men
she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel
Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult
she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in
Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even
more profound. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's
true heart, solid values, and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not
only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being
sorely tested, never wavered. In telling her story--along with her
son's--The Color of Water addresses racial identity with compassion,
insight, and realism. It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it
with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And,
perhaps, a little more faith in us all.
Stephanie Thomas
Waupaca PL
On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Nancy A. Weitendorf, PSL-A/PRG wrote:
> Hello folks
>
> I find myself in need of dvice from experts.
>
> I have a patron who is looking for a book recommended to her by a
> friend. She is pretty sure the title is "Guilty", or at least that
> the word appears in the title. She says the book is about (she
> lowered her voice to a whisper here) a Jewish man who marries a
> black woman. This sounds familiar to me, but I can't for the life
> of me remember particulars. She doesn't think it's terribly new.
>
> It's not a whole lot to go on. I've tried a number of sources
> without success.
>
> Thanks for any ideas!
>
> Nancy Weitendorf
> Adult Services Librarian
> Parma Ridge Library
> Parma, Ohio
>
FROM: "Ridgefield Library Fiction Room" <[removed]@biblio.org>
REC'D: 10/13/99, 4:58 PM
At 11:41 AM 10/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello folks
>
>I find myself in need of dvice from experts.
>
>I have a patron who is looking for a book recommended to her by a
>friend. She is pretty sure the title is "Guilty", or at least that
>the word appears in the title. She says the book is about (she
>lowered her voice to a whisper here) a Jewish man who marries a
>black woman. This sounds familiar to me, but I can't for the life
>of me remember particulars. She doesn't think it's terribly new.
>
>It's not a whole lot to go on. I've tried a number of sources
>without success.
>
>Thanks for any ideas!
>
>Nancy Weitendorf
>Adult Services Librarian
>Parma Ridge Library
>Parma, Ohio
>
Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Reader's Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
Ridgefield, CT
[removed]@biblio.org
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