{"product_id":"parable-of-the-sower","title":"Parable Duology: Parable of the Sower (Book 1)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"We are coming apart. We're a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eIn a near-future America gripped by climate change, economic collapse, and social chaos, violence is the only law and safety is a luxury reserved for the ultra-wealthy. Within the precarious walls of a gated community, young Lauren Olamina lives with \"hyperempathy\"—a rare condition that forces her to feel the physical pain of others as her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eAs the world outside burns and the thread of civilization finally snaps, Lauren is forced onto a perilous journey north. Along the way, she begins to record her observations and visions in her journal, forming the foundation of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"228\"\u003eEarthseed\u003c\/b\u003e: a new faith built on the transformative truth that \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"290\"\u003e\"God Is Change.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eOctavia E. Butler’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"20\"\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/i\u003e is a towering achievement of speculative fiction. It is a terrifyingly plausible look at a society in freefall and a profound meditation on the resilience, leadership, and visionary thinking required to build a new world from the ashes of the old.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39664604315733,"sku":"9781472263667N","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/71568fwf4CL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776164004","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/parable-of-the-sower","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}