Once again Jean M. Auel opens the door of a time long past to reveal an age of wonder and
danger at the dawn of the modern human race. With all the consummate storytelling artistry and
vivid authenticity she brought to The Clan of the Cave Bear and its sequel The Valley of
Horses Jean M. Auel continues the breathtaking epic journey of the woman called Ayla. Riding
Whinney with Jondalar the man she loves and followed by the mare's colt Ayla ventures into
the land of the Mamutoi--The Mammoth Hunters. She has finally found the Others she has been
seeking. Though Ayla must learn their different customs and language she is adopted because of
her remarkable hunting ability singular healing skills and uncanny fire-making technique.
Bringing back the single pup of a lone wolf she has killed Ayla shows the way she tames
animals. She finds women friends and painful memories of the Clan she left behind and meets
Ranec the dark-skinned magnetic master carver of ivory whom she cannot refuse--inciting
Jondalar to a fierce jealousy that he tries to control by avoiding her. Unfamiliar with the
ways of the Others Ayla misunderstands and thinking Jondalar no longer loves her she turns
more to Ranec. Throughout the icy winter the tension mounts but warming weather will bring the
great mammoth hunt and the mating rituals of the Summer Meeting when Ayla must choose to
remain with Ranec and the Mamutoi or to follow Jondalar on a long journey into an unknown
future.
