PARABLE OF THE SOWER ASIAN GARDENS A Handful of Sky brings

A Handful of Sky brings Octavia’s prescient wisdom and careful thinking out of the novel and into the world

and the benefits of reading and solitude

revealing its myriad ecologies

this is the first publication to focus on her watercolor works on paper

apple-sized melons beloved by Queen Anne to purple-and-white Gniff carrots from Switzerland (almost lost to extinction)

PARABLE OF THE SOWER ASIAN GARDENS A Handful of Sky bringsIn Octavia E. Butlers award winning speculative fiction classic, a dystopian California ravaged by climate change and economic crisis serves as the backdrop for the story of 15 year old Lauren Olamina, who lives in a fortified community with her preacher father and family. Lauren struggles with hyper empathya debilitating sensitivity to others emotions. Precocious and clear eyed, she must make her voice heard to protect her loved ones from the