{"product_id":"the-revisioners-paperback","title":"The Revisioners - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Wilkerson Sexton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON\u003c\/b\u003e, born and raised in New Orleans, studied creative writing at Dartmouth College and law at UC Berkeley. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, was long-listed for the National Book Award and the Northern California Book Award, won the Crook's Corner Book Prize, and was the recipient of the First Novelist Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700117704767,"sku":"9781640094260","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/011544c6cf422dd5ac241ed7703d56d3.webp?v=1765015551","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-revisioners-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}