Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower is the odyssey of one woman who lives in a world that has become dehumanized and unfeeling while she is twice as feeling. The book is set in 2025 in California where small communities are walled in order to protect them from hordes of desperate scavengers and roaming bands of people addicted to a drug that activates a desire to burn, rape and murder. Lauren Olamina, an 18 year old black woman with "hyperempathy" causing her to feel other's pain as her own—sets off on foot along the dangerous coastal highways, north to the unknown. A powerful story of hope and faith, elegantly written and deeply felt.