{"product_id":"parable-of-the-sower","title":"Parable of the Sower","description":"\u003cp\u003eOctavia E Butler (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy--a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrecocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLauren's story continues in The Parable of the Talents.\u003cbr\u003e\"In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be unmatched.\"--The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The TBR shelf ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52194461516077,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/2010\/6797\/files\/9781538732182.webp?v=1782867539","url":"https:\/\/tbrshelfbooks.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower","provider":"The TBR shelf ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}