{"product_id":"parable-of-the-sower","title":"Parable of the Sower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLauren's story continues in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Parable of the Talents. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44742351749190,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1557\/0897\/files\/Parable_of_the_Sower.png?v=1773591486","url":"https:\/\/www.wildrootsapothecary.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower","provider":"Wild Roots Apothecary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}