Jean M. Auel Books

Once again, Jean M. Auel opens the door of time to reveal an age of wonder and terror at the dawn of humanity. 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. Now, with her devoted Jondalar, Ayla boldly sets forth into the land of the Mamutoi—the Mammoth Hunters, the Others she has been seeking. Though Ayla must learn their strange customs and language, it is because of her uncanny hunting and healing skills that she is adopted into the Mammoth Hearth. Here Ayla finds her first women friends, and painful memories of the Clan she left behind. Here, too, is Ranec, the dark-skinned, magnetic master carver of ivory tusks to whom Ayla is irresistibly drawn— setting Jondalar on fire with jealousy. Throughout the icy winter, Ayla is torn between her two men. But soon will come the great spring mammoth hunt, when Ayla must choose her mate and her destiny —to remain in the Hearth with Ranec, or to follow Jondalar into a far-off place and an unknown future.

Orphaned Ayla and wandering Jondalar search for a place to call home.

De Stam van de holebeer brengt ons terug naar het begin van onze beschaving, ruim 35.000 jaar geleden. De hoofdpersoon is Ayla, die de toekomst van de mensheid in haar bloed heeft. Bij een aardbeving heeft zij haar familie verloren. Als ze daarna eenzaam door het woeste land trekt, wordt ze verwond door een leeuwin. Met enige tegenzin nemen de leden van de Stam haar op. Door haar zuivere gelaatstrekken en grote intelligentie is zij een buitenbeentje. Met haar onstuimige trots probeert zij de vele taboes die de oude cultuur van de Stam beheersen, te doorbreken en een eigen leven te leiden. De Stam van de holebeer is het verhaal over het ontzagwekkende mysterie van het ontstaan van de mensheid en het drama van de menselijke strijd om te overleven.

Forced to leave the Clan, and her young son, Ayla sets out alone to travel the frigid steppes until she finds the valley of horses. Unable to find people like herself, the Cro Magnons, she settles there and seeks friendship elsewhere. First she adopts a young filly, then a wounded lion cub. But far to the west, two young Cro Magnon brothers have begun a journey. One of them is Jondalar, whose destiny is bound inextricably with Ayla's. Jean Auel's imaginative reconstruction of pre-historic life, rich in detail of language, culture, myth and ritual, has become a set text in schools and colleges around the world.

1st edition, 1st printing hardcover in fine condition with a fine (as new) dust jacket, available for shipping from our UK warehouse.

THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES concludes the story of Ayla, her mate Jondalar, and their little daughter, Jonayla, taking readers on a journey of discovery and adventure as Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother and her training to become a Zelandoni - one of the Ninth Cave community's spiritual leaders and healers. Once again, Jean Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills and appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life was lived thousands of years ago, rendering the terrain, dwelling places, longings, beliefs, creativity and daily lives of Ice Age Europeans as real to the reader as today's news.