A Christian fundamentalist group kidnaps children to raise them in Christian homes in this tale of religious intolerance in a future America. The story is told by a woman at the receiving end of their zeal, the founder of a religion which they consider heathen. By the author of Parable of the Sower. "Parable of the Talents celebrates the classic Butlerian themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, separation...

The story of a young American woman traveling in Europe who clashes with American expatriates in Rome.

Generous hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal spirited through the perilous terrain of sex, love, and relationships, and the treacherous waters of the workplace. With an unfatigued comic tough, Bank skillfully teases out issues of the heart, puts a new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it's like to be a young woman coming...

At the age of twelve, Beth has problems understanding the racism of her grandmother's South in the fifties. She asks to many questions and seems to precipitate a series of murders she cannot comprehend.