Parable of the Sower
From the Mother Tongue Spells & Invocation collection.
Nominated by the LA Women's Book Club |
"Parable of the Sower resists through radical agency and visionary resilience. Beginning with thought and language, Lauren, the protagonist, crafts a worldview rooted in transformation. Through her words, she builds a path forward guided by hope, adaptability, and community. Her resistance lies not in fighting power directly, but in imagining and nurturing something new." |
A modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world.
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.
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