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Jean Auel

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This book is the fourth in the Children of the Earth novels. It tells of two people who were destined to be together since time began and their struggle across frozen lands, through lush tundral forests, battling raging rivers, and savage inhabatants of the ice age.

Ayla- young, beautiful, and self-assured, finds herself traveling with the man of her dreams-Jondalar. They are traveling to his home cave where they will be mated.

Their journey is a long and dangerous one. Traveling over what is now Eastern Europe, they encounter many obstacles (and not all of them physical) as their love for one another is tested and Ayla learns more about the ones her Clan calls "the others".

If this small amount of information has tempted you into reading this book I urge you to read it. I could never do it justice with mere words, this book makes you feel what the characters are feeling, and can take you from absolute joy and exhileration to despair beyond belief. It captivates your whole being and won't let you put it down. I was up two days straight trying to finish it, and now I can't wait for the next book in the set of "The Children of the Earth" novels. If your curiosity is peaked in the least, read the book!

I have read all of the Earth's Children Books (all 5 of them total) and love them all. Auel's writing plays like a movie going on inside my head. Ayla is someone that I would like to be sometimes. She is a genius in her own way, motivated, and has lots of love for animals and for a man of what she calls "the Others". I recommend reading all of Auel's books.