Parable of the Sower (Earthseed)

New York: Seven Stories Press, 2016. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 5x1x8. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2016 Hard Cover. 332 pp. Includes new introduction by Gloria Steinem. From 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. 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. 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. Lauren's story continues in The Parable of the Talents.