The Plains Of Passage (#4 Earth's Children)

Author: Jean M. Auel

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  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9781444704372
  • : Hodder & Stoughton
  • : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
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  • : 0.574
  • : August 2010
  • : 198mm X 130mm X 53mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 22.99
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  • : Jean M. Auel
  • : Earth's Children Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 848
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Barcode 9781444704372
9781444704372

Description

Ayla, the heroine first introduced in The Clan of the Cave Bear, is known and loved by millions of readers. Now, in The Plains of Passage, Ayla's story continues. Ayla and Jondalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe. To the hunter-gatherers of their world--who have never seen tame animals--Ayla and Jondalar appear enigmatic and frightening. The mystery surrounding the woman, who speaks with a strange accent and talks to animals with their own sounds, is heightened by her uncanny control of a large, powerful wolf. The tall, yellow-haired man who rides by her side is also held in awe, not only for the magnificent stallion he commands, but also for his skill as a crafter of stone tools, and for the new weapon he devises, the spear-thrower. In the course of their cross-continental odyssey, Ayla and Jondalar encounter both savage enemies and brave friends. Together they learn that the vast and unknown world can be difficult and treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful and enlightening as well. All the pain and pleasure bring them closer to their ultimate destination, for the orphaned Ayla and the wandering Jondalar must reach that place on earth they can call home. As sweeping and spectacular as the land she creates, Jean M. Auel's The Plains of Passage is an astonishing novel of discovery, danger, and love, a triumph for one of the world's most original and popular authors.

Promotion info

Fourth 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.

Reviews

'Jean Auel has an extraordinary appeal to an enormously wide age group and the latest volume of her pre-historic saga is impossible to put down' -- Rosamunde Pilcher 'The authenticity of background detail, the lilting prose rhythms and the appealing conceptual audacity continue to work their spell' -- Publishers Weekly On THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR: 'Beautiful, exciting, imaginative.' -- New York Times

Author description

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 & Letters by the French Minister of Culture and Communication in 2008.