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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Epic fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jean M Auel |
| ISBN: | 0340824425 9780340824429 |
| OCLC Number: | 223249925 |
| Notes: | Originally published: New York : Crown; London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. |
| Awards: | Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. |
| Description: | 587 p. : maps ; 18cm. |
| Series Title: | Earth's children. |
| Responsibility: | Jean M. Auel. |
Abstract:
Presents the story of Ayla that begins when, as a 5-year-old orphan, she is adopted by the Clan, a group of Neanderthals. Initially, she inspires surprise, then wariness and finally acceptance by the Clan. She is cared for by its medicine woman, Iza, and its wise holy man, Creb. But she makes an implacable enemy of the group's future leader.
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'Beautiful, exciting, imaginative' -- New York Times 'A major bestseller ... a remarkable work of imagination' -- Daily Express
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