by Russell B. Hilliard, Sr.

Reflections on the Memorable Memoirs of James McBride’s Mother.

I grew up on a farm in swampy South Georgia, so I could identify with Ruth Shilsky. Her son, James McBride, skillfully and wisely drew forth the memories of his mother during a period of fourteen years, and the bestselling memoir that resulted reminded me remarkably of my childhood and teenage years in the segregated South.