The Revisionists
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What happens when the stories we tell about our past become weapons wielded against us? The Revisionists by Michelle Johnston is a gripping psychological drama set in the high-stakes world of medicine, where two women — bound by a shared history they each remember differently — are drawn into a dangerous confrontation over truth, memory, and identity. Johnston constructs a taut, atmospheric narrative that keeps readers perpetually off-balance, as the line between victim and villain shifts with every revelation. The novel's tagline — *There's never just one version of the past* — is not merely a hook, but the thematic engine driving every page. Johnston, a critically acclaimed Australian author and emergency physician, brings an unflinching clinical precision to her prose, illuminating how institutions, trauma, and gender shape the stories women are permitted to tell. The Revisionists argues that memory is never neutral — it is curated, contested, and catastrophically personal. With echoes of Liane Moriarty and Tana French, this is a novel that will leave you questioning not just the characters' versions of events, but your own.
Author: Michelle Johnston
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What happens when the stories we tell about our past become weapons wielded against us? The Revisionists by Michelle Johnston is a gripping psychological drama set in the high-stakes world of medicine, where two women — bound by a shared history they each remember differently — are drawn into a dangerous confrontation over truth, memory, and identity. Johnston constructs a taut, atmospheric narrative that keeps readers perpetually off-balance, as the line between victim and villain shifts with every revelation. The novel's tagline — *There's never just one version of the past* — is not merely a hook, but the thematic engine driving every page. Johnston, a critically acclaimed Australian author and emergency physician, brings an unflinching clinical precision to her prose, illuminating how institutions, trauma, and gender shape the stories women are permitted to tell. The Revisionists argues that memory is never neutral — it is curated, contested, and catastrophically personal. With echoes of Liane Moriarty and Tana French, this is a novel that will leave you questioning not just the characters' versions of events, but your own.