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“I felt on the verge of talking to her about things I hadn't talked about before. I'd written them. Sometimes I write to keep from going crazy. There's a world of things I don't feel free to talk to anyone about.”

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Parable of the Sower

In this novel, a young woman named Laisha leads her family through a post-apocalyptic world, facing the challenges of a society ravaged by environmental collapse and social upheaval. more

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Octavia E. Butler

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