Clan Of The Cave Bear, The (Book 1 Of Earth'S Children)

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. Review: 'Beautiful, exciting, imaginative' -- New York Times 'A major bestseller ... a remarkable work of imagination' -- Daily Express 'It's nice to rediscover an old classic that, upon reading 30 years after it was first published, still has appeal ... Auel's simple but engaging storytelling skill is still a joy.' -- Sunday Mail,Brisbane Author Biography: Jean Auel is an international phenomenon. With the publication of the first novel in her Earth's Children(R) sequence, in 1980, she achieved unprecedented critical and commercial success and this has continued to the present. Her extensive research has also earned her the respect of many renowned scientists, archaeologists and anthropologists around the globe, culminating in her being made an Officer of the Order of Arts & Letters by the French Minister of Culture and Communication in 2008.