Parable of the Sower
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When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California fills with dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, she must make her voice heard to protect loved ones from disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. What begins as a fight for survival leads to the birth of a new faith and a startling vision of human destiny.
Genres: Science Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781538732182
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