{"product_id":"parable-of-the-sower","title":"Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren's story continues in \u003ci\u003eThe Parable of the Talents. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be unmatched.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A gripping tale of survival and a poignant account of growing up sane in a disintegrating world.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"One of the most important and groundbreaking science-fiction authors.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A powerful story of hope and faith.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"There isn't a page in this vivid and frightening story that fails to grip the reader.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Artfully conceived and elegantly written . . . Butler's success in making Lauren's subsequent odyssey feel real is only the most obvious measure of this fine novel's worth.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOCTAVIA E. BUTLER\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: April 30, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781538732182\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e368 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549865304250,"sku":"9781538732182","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_aa6a5e01-b4bb-4652-8883-43aa42fea96b.jpg?v=1769771166","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/parable-of-the-sower","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}