The Clan Of The Cave Bear Av Jean M. Auel

<p><b>Set 25,000 years in the past, <i>The Clan of the Cave Bear </i>is an epic tale of love, identity and the struggle to survive.</b><br> <b><br> 'BEAUTIFUL, EXCITING, IMAGINATIVE' <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><br> <b>'MAGIC' <i>TELEGRAPH</i></b><br><br> 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.<br><br> 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.<br><br> 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 . . .<br><br> <b><u>MILLIONS OF READERS HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE EARTH'S CHILDREN SERIES:</u></b><br><br> '<b>Riveting</b> from start to finish' <b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br> </b><br> 'Absolutely brilliant. <b>Wonderful</b> world-building, <b>fantastic</b> storytelling and <b>utterly compelling</b> . . . can't recommend this book enough' <b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</b><br><br> 'This book is <b>one of a kind</b>' <b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</b><br><br> 'Definitely a book to <b>read and read again</b>'<b> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</b><br><br> 'Hooked first time round and rereading the whole series again for the <b>fourth</b> or <b>fifth time'</b> <b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</b></p>