Parable of the Talents

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<B>Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel''s timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever.</B><B></B><br><br>In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president who vows to "make America great again." In an increasingly divided and dangerous nation, Lauren''s subversive colony--a minority religious faction led by a young black woman--becomes a target for President Jarret''s reign of terror and oppression.<br><br>Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew, Lauren Olamina. As she searches for answers about her own past, she also struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her c