{"product_id":"the-parables-boxed-set","title":"The Parables Boxed Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParable of the Talents\u003c\/i\u003e trade paperback books, complete with French flaps and deckled edges, together in a premium boxed set—a perfect gift for readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\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\u003e Precocious and clear-eyed, she 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 Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eParable of the Talents:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction and ruin of everything she knew. Her peaceful community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president. Under his rule, Lauren's colony—a minority religious faction led by a young Black woman—becomes a target for the president’s reign of terror and oppression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew. As she searches for answers, she struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Includes a foreword by Akwaeke Emezi.","brand":"Octavia E. Butler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":67824377561332,"sku":"9781538778470","price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/7431\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ebe3c281-398f-466d-b567-fd96a6a858f5.jpg?v=1792258496","url":"https:\/\/www.knowledgebookstore.com\/products\/the-parables-boxed-set","provider":"Knowledge Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}