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The Clan of the Cave Bear

Earth's Children, Book One

Earth's Children, Book One

Earth's Children, Book One

Earth's Children, Book One

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

By Jean M. Auel

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Part of Earth's Children

Part of Earth's Children

Part of Earth's Children

Part of Earth's Children

Part of Earth's Children

Paperback $18.00

Jun 25, 2002 | ISBN 9780553381672

Mass Market Paperback $8.99

Nov 01, 1984 | ISBN 9780553250428 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

Hardcover $28.00

Nov 27, 2001 | ISBN 9780609610978

Enhanced Ebook $8.99

Feb 22, 2011 | ISBN 9780345529329

Ebook $8.99

Oct 06, 2010 | ISBN 9780307767615

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    About The Clan of the Cave Bear

    This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love.

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear.

    A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.

    About The Clan of the Cave Bear

    This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love.

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear.

    A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.

    About The Clan of the Cave Bear

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    This special edition includes the first 2 chapters of The Shelters of Stone.

    In 1980, Jean M. Auel’s debut novel, The Clan of the Cave Bear, blazed up the bestseller lists and went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. In this first book of the beloved Earth’s Children (R) series, Auel takes us back to the dawn of mankind and sweeps us up into the amazing and wonderful world of Ayla, one of the most remarkable heroines ever imagined.

    The Shelters of Stone, the long-awaited fifth novel in the Earth’s Children (R) series, will arrive on April 30, 2002. To celebrate this major publishing event, a special edition of The Clan of the Cave Bear is being offered. In addition to a personal letter from Jean M. Auel, this reissue also contains an exclusive bonus for the many fans anxiously awaiting the publication of Book 5: the first two chapters of The Shelters of Stone! Earth’s Children (R) fans everywhere will be clamoring for this collectible edition, available just in time for the holidays.

    About The Clan of the Cave Bear

    This enhanced eBook includes:
    • Eight never-before-seen video interviews with Jean M. Auel where she discusses The Clan of the Cave Bear and the Earth’s Children® series: “You Must Be Able to Change in Order to Survive,” “Jondalar and Ayla,” “On Language,” “Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals: The Crossbreeding Question,” “On Research (and Glaciers),” “The Domestication of Horses and Wolves,” “The Painted Caves,” and “What Is It Like Finishing a Series?”
    • An excerpt from The Land of Painted Caves 
    • An Earth’s Children® series sampler 
    • A text Q&A with Jean M. Auel 
    • The full text of the novel

    This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love.

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear.
     
    A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.

    About The Clan of the Cave Bear

    This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love.

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear.

    A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.

    This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus the following additional content:
    • An Earth’s Children® series sampler including free chapters from the other books in Jean M. Auel’s bestselling series
    • A Q&A with the author about the Earth’s Children® series

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    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    About Jean M. Auel

    Jean M. Auel is an international phenomenon. Her Earth’s Children® series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters… More about Jean M. Auel

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Bantam
    Jun 25, 2002 | 512 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780553381672

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Bantam
    Nov 01, 1984 | 544 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553250428

    Category: Fiction

    Hardcover | $28.00
    Published by Bantam
    Nov 27, 2001 | 512 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780609610978

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Enhanced Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Bantam
    Feb 22, 2011 | 544 Pages | ISBN 9780345529329

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Bantam
    Oct 06, 2010 | 528 Pages | ISBN 9780307767615

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