{"product_id":"parable-of-the-sower-octavia-e-butler-paperback","title":"Parable of the Sower -- Octavia E. Butler, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Fifteen-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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Precocious 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. \u003cp\u003e Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLauren's story continues in \u003ci\u003eThe Parable of the Talents. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be unmatched.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavia E. Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.1\" L x 1.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781538732182\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772110569771,"sku":"9781538732182","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781538732182.jpg?v=1774906519","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower-octavia-e-butler-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}