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The Clan of the Cave Bear: The first book in the internationally bestselling series - Earth's Children (Paperback)
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The Clan of the Cave Bear: The first book in the internationally bestselling series - Earth's Children (Paperback)

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Published: 23/12/2010
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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:

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'Riveting from start to finish.'

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

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'This book is one of a kind.'

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'Definitely a book to read and read again.'

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'Hooked first time round and rereading the whole series again for the fourth or fifth time. History, romance, drama, cooking, herbs and medicine, animals, nature, family dynamics, spirituality - and so much more.'

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444709858
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 364 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 33 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

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

Beautiful, exciting, imaginative - New York Times

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

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“Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel”

A great book.

This is a fascinating story of how early humans may have lived and adapted to their enviornment.

The research is magnificent and authentic and helps one feel connected to the story's characters.... More

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“A prodigious work!”

The story is built around our protagonist Ayla, who is seperated from her family (Cro-magnons) and rescued by a clan of neanderthals. Auel takes us on Ayla's difficult journey of having to learn to live like the... More

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“painting a picture”

This novel is one of creativity and immense realisation. The author captures the prehistoric world beutifully; every page is easily turned and the picturesque scenes make for a brilliant novel WELL WORTHY ON YOUR... More

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