The Land of Painted Caves (Earth's Children) Paperback

Key Features The triumphant finale of the hugely successful Earth's Childrens series Over 45 million copies of the Earth's Children series sold worldwide The Shelters of Stone was Number One in 9 countries, including the UK, where it stayed in the bestseller lists for 20 weeks, and was Sunday Times Number One for 7 weeks About the Book: The Land of Painted Caves The Land of Painted Caves concludes the story of Ayla, her mate Jondalar, and their little daughter, Jonayla, taking readers on a journey of discovery and adventure as Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother and her training to become a Zelandoni - one of the Ninth Cave community's spiritual leaders and healers. Once again, Jean Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills and appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life was lived thousands of years ago, rendering the terrain, dwelling places, longings, beliefs, creativity and daily lives of Ice Age Europeans as real to the reader as today's news.