The Clan Of The Cave Bear

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The story of Ayla begins when as a 5-year-old orphan she is adopted by the Clan a group of Neanderthals. Initially she inspires surprise then wariness and finally acceptance by the Clan. She is cared for by its medicine woman Iza and its wise holy man Creb. But she makes an implacable enemy of the group's future leader Broud. He will do all he can to destroy her - but Ayla is a survivor. 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