{"product_id":"the-revisioners-9781640094260","title":"The Revisioners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Few capture the literary world's attention with their debut like  Sexton] did; her first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the National Book Award. . . Her anticipated follow-up offers a bracing window into Southern life and tensions, alternating between two women's stories―set nearly 100 years apart.\" ―\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's writing is graceful and stylish, her truths relevant and necessary―it's just so exhilarating to read her. I was mesmerized by \u003ci\u003eThe Revisioners\u003c\/i\u003e, an impeccable novel of magic, loss, and family, all anchored by generations of powerful women.\" ―Jami Attenberg, author of \u003ci\u003eAll Grown Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640094260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\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":"Default Title","offer_id":32749637435467,"sku":"9781640094260","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_87a0268a-c767-42c4-8145-5682e9972d26.jpg?v=1597792505","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-revisioners-9781640094260","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}