The Revisioners: A Novel

The Revisioners: A Novel

<p><strong>NATIONAL BESTSELLER</strong></p> <p>"[A] stunning new novel . . . Sexton’s writing is clear and uncluttered, the dialogue authentic, with all the cadences of real speech...</p> <p>This is a novel about the women, the mothers." ―<em>New York Times Book Review</em></p> <p>"A powerful tale of racial tensions across generations." ―<em>People</em></p> <p>In 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.</p> <p>Nearly 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.</p> <p><em>The Revisioners</em> 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, <em>The Revisioners</em> ponders generational legacies, the endurance of hope, and the undying promise of freedom.</p>