This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid\'s Tale and includes a foreword by N. and a startling vision of human destiny.. . .
But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith .
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.
In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others\' emotions.
Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy.
When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day.
Jemisin (John Green, New York Times ).
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This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid\'s Tale and includes a foreword by N
