What is the setting of the book The Color of Water by James McBride?Throughout the book, the setting, where and when it took place.

This is a difficult question to answer simply because it
is a multi-generational story which covers lots of time and places. The Color
of Water was written by James McBride, and it is an autobiographical journey
both of his life and his mother's life.

James McBride is
one of twelve children and grows up in Brooklyn, New York in the sixties and seventies.
He spends most of his life through adolescence either there or in Queens. His mother
moves them to Delaware during his high school years. To be a bit more specific, though,
he does not generally attend school in Brooklyn or Queens when he lives there. His
mother sends him to whatever school she can in order to improve his chances at a
superior education. He attends Oberlin College.

Ruth
McBride, the author's mother, was born in Poland and lives in Manhattan when her family
comes to America. Her father is an itinerant rabbi, so the family moves around a lot
when Ruth is young. When she is eight or nine, her family settles in Suffolk, Virginia.
Later she leaves and goes to Manhattan and finally ends up in Brooklyn, Queens, and
Delaware, as outlined above. Her husband's family is from the South, so she does spend
some time there.

When James begins to trace his mother's
history, he, too, spends some time in Suffolk.

Like so many
of us, the McBrides spend their time in many places over the
years.