The Valley of Horses

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.

“'Jean Auel has certainly left her mark in literary history with this series that continues to gather fans from all age groups.' - Armidale ExpressIt has magic - Daily Telegraph A panorama of human culture in its infancy . . . THE VALLEY OF HORSES is great fun. - New York Times Book Review Holds the reader in a powerful spell. - Publishers Weekly”

'Jean Auel has certainly left her mark in literary history with this series that continues to gather fans from all age groups.' - Armidale Express

It has magic - Daily Telegraph

A panorama of human culture in its infancy . . . THE VALLEY OF HORSES is great fun. - New York Times Book Review

Holds the reader in a powerful spell. - Publishers Weekly

Jean Auel is an international phenomenon. With the publication of the first novel in her Earth's Children sequence, in 1980, she achieved unprecedented critical and commercial success and this has continued to the present. Her extensive research has also earned her the respect of many renowned scientists, archaeologists and anthropologists around the globe, culminating in her being made an Officer of the Order of Arts & Letters by the French Minister of Culture and Communication in 2008.

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.

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