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The Clan of the Cave Bear

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Set 25,000 years in the past, The Clan of the Cave Bear is an epic tale of love, identity and the struggle to survive.

'BEAUTIFUL, EXCITING, IMAGINATIVE' NEW YORK TIMES
'MAGIC' TELEGRAPH

When an earthquake destroys her family's camp, Ayla is left orphaned and alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land, with death all but guaranteed.

But then she is found by a woman of the Clan, a people very different from her own. To them, Ayla looks peculiar and ugly - her blonde hair and blue eyes marking her out as one of the Others, who have recently invaded their homeland. Yet Iza, the Clan's medicine woman, cannot leave the child to die.

As Ayla learns the ways of the Clan, Iza grows to love her, and the rest of the Clan begins to accept her. Everyone, that is, except Brun, the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader. Where others see similarity, he can only see difference. And as his hatred for the strange girl of the Others deepens, Brun grows more determined to get his revenge . . .

MILLIONS OF READERS HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE EARTH'S CHILDREN SERIES:

'Riveting from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Absolutely brilliant. Wonderful world-building, fantastic storytelling and utterly compelling . . . can't recommend this book enough' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book is one of a kind' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Definitely a book to read and read again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Hooked first time round and rereading the whole series again for the fourth or fifth time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Critics Review

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
Beautiful, exciting, imaginative
New York Times
Fascinating
Daily Mail
Meticulously researched and fascinating . . . she gives us sound evidence for what Neanderthalers ate, how they cooked, how they hunted and made clothes and medicine, how they communicated, what they thought, how they might have believed - but it is a work of the purest imagination for all that
Guardian
A major bestseller . . . a remarkable work of imagination
Daily Express
Magic
Telegraph

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The idea is good but the story is boring and dated.
Glazael 18/07/2024

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