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- Hodder & Stoughton
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Hodder & Stoughton
Earth's Children, Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
The second novel in Jean M. Auel's magnificent epic of life 25,000 years ago when two kinds of human beings, Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon, shared the earth.
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.
Praise for The Valley of Horses
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'Jean Auel has certainly left her mark in literary history with this series that continues to gather fans from all age groups.' - Armidale Express
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It has magic - Daily Telegraph
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A panorama of human culture in its infancy . . . THE VALLEY OF HORSES is great fun. - New York Times Book Review
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Holds the reader in a powerful spell. - Publishers Weekly
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Jean M. Auel
Jean M. Auel is one of the world's most esteemed and beloved authors. Her extensive factual research has earned her the respect of renowned scientists, archaeologists and anthropologists around the globe, culminating in her being made an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture and Communication in 2008.
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