Thisnovelofawesomebeautyandpowerisamovingsagaaboutpeople,relationships,andtheboundariesoflove.NominatedasoneofAmerica’sbest-lovednovelsbyPBS’sTheGreatAmericanReadThroughJeanM.Auel’smagnificentstorytellingwearetakenbacktothedawnofmodernhumans,andwithagirlnamedAylawearesweptupintheharshandbeautifulIceAgeworldtheysharedwiththeoneswhocalledthemselvestheClanoftheCaveBear.AnaturaldisasterleavestheyounggirlwanderingaloneinanunfamiliaranddangerouslanduntilsheisfoundbyawomanoftheClan,peopleverydifferentfromherownkind.Tothem,blond,blue-eyedAylalookspeculiarandugly--sheisoneoftheOthers,thosewhohavemovedintotheirancienthomeland;butIzacannotleavethegirltodieandtakesherwiththem.IzaandCreb,theoldMog-ur,growtoloveher,andasAylalearnsthewaysoftheClanandIza’swayofhealing,mostcometoaccepther.Butthebrutalandproudyouthwhoisdestinedtobecometheirnextleaderseesherdifferencesasathreattohisauthority.HedevelopsadeepandabidinghatredforthestrangegirloftheOtherswholivesintheirmidst,andisdeterminedtogethisrevenge.
