{"product_id":"the-revisioners-margaret-wilkerson-sexton-9781640094260","title":"The Revisioners","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e from the author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Rooftop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, is \"a powerful tale of racial tensions across generations\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) that explores the depths of women's relationships--influential women and marginalized women, healers, and survivors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1924, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly power to free herself from slavery. Now her new neighbor, a white woman named Charlotte, seeks her company, and an uneasy friendship grows between them. But Charlotte has also sought solace in the Ku Klux Klan, a relationship that jeopardizes Josephine's family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly one hundred years later, Josephine's descendant, Ava, is a single mother who has just lost her job. She moves in with her white grandmother, Martha, a wealthy but lonely woman who pays Ava to be her companion. But Martha's behavior soon becomes erratic, then threatening, and Ava must escape before her story and Josephine's converge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Revisioners\u003c\/i\u003e explores the depths of women's relationships--powerful women and marginalized women, healers and survivors. It is a novel about the bonds between mothers and their children, the dangers that upend those bonds. At its core, \u003ci\u003eThe Revisioners\u003c\/i\u003e ponders generational legacies, the endurance of hope, and the undying promise of freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] stunning new novel . . . Sexton's writing is clear and uncluttered, the dialogue authentic, with all the cadences of real speech . . . This is a novel about the women, the mothers.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Wilkerson Sexton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640094261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640094260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Margaret Wilkerson Sexton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049757274367,"sku":"9781640094260","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fcd25cdf-e331-439a-8b5a-57011a2d8c7f.jpg?v=1685003288","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-revisioners-margaret-wilkerson-sexton-9781640094260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}