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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. This is a direct sequel to parable of the sower, and while reading the previous book first isnt strictly necessary butler does a great job at setting up the world again without doing mindless recaps, i recommend it as it adds a fair bit of depth. Lauren olaminas love is divided among her young daughter, her community, and the revelation that led lauren to found a new faith that teaches. Dec 20, 2017 this week, john is teaching you about the nearfuture dystopia in octavia butler s parable of the sower.
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