![]() ![]() Immerse yourself in a world dictated by the demands of survival in a hostile environment, and be swept away in an epic tale of love, identity and struggle. ![]() See how the Clan's wary suspicion is gradually transformed into acceptance of this girl, so different from them, under the guidance of its medicine woman Iza and its wise holy man Creb. Follow Ayla, a Cro-Magnon child who loses her parents in an earthquake and is adopted by a tribe of Neanderthal, the Clan. Leave 21st century London and go back to Ice Age Europe. Jean Auel's imaginative reconstruction of pre-historic life, rich in detail of language, culture, myth and ritual, has become a set text in schools and colleges around the world. One of them is Jondalar, whose destiny is bound inextricably with Ayla's. But far to the west, two young Cro-Magnon brothers have begun a journey. First she adopts a young filly, then a wounded lion cub. Unable to find people like herself, the Cro-Magnons, she settles there and seeks friendship elsewhere. Forced to leave the Clan and her young son, Ayla sets out alone to travel the frigid steppes until she finds the valley of horses. ![]()
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