{"product_id":"the-parable-duology-boxed-set-9781538778470","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":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45754103562418,"sku":"9781538778470","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_e3f5eca3-4c9c-4265-a781-e1a810cb2ab2.jpg?v=1771996823","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/the-parable-duology-boxed-set-9781538778470","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}