{"product_id":"the-revisioners-9781640094260","title":"The Revisioners","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American \u0026amp; Black - Women\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","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45159442776215,"sku":"9781640094260","price":1144.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781640094260.webp?v=1767664816","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-revisioners-9781640094260","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}