{"product_id":"the-parables-boxed-set-parable-of-the-sower-and-parable-of-the-talents","title":"The Parables Boxed Set Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling PARABLE OF THE SOWER and PARABLE OF THE TALENTS trade paperback books, complete with French flaps and deckled edges, together\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ein a premium boxed set. A perfect gift for readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/i\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. 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. Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParable of the Talents: \u003c\/i\u003eIn 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. 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. Includes a foreword by Akwaeke Emezi.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48582585254131,"sku":"1538778475","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3644\/3489\/files\/23949053482735.jpg?v=1772204742","url":"https:\/\/swoon.city\/products\/the-parables-boxed-set-parable-of-the-sower-and-parable-of-the-talents","provider":"Swoon City","version":"1.0","type":"link"}