A review by jlightwells
The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

4.0

This is a rich and often suspenseful novel that narrates the life of two women: Josephine, a freed slave who is navigating the 1920’s as a black farm owner, and her great-great-grandaughter Ava, a single mom who is living with her rich, elderly white grandmother until she can get back on her feet financially. Both women find themselves in uncomfortable and potentially dangerous situations with white women, and their stories begin to converge through the gift of mystical power that they share. This was the first book I read this year and it did not disappoint – I was enthralled by the back and forth story line and the strength and courage of the women of this novel.