The Valley Of Horses

The second volume of the astonishing Earths ChildrenR seriesover 34million copies sold worldwideIn The Valley of Horses Ayla the unforgettable heroine of The Cl... » 

The second volume of the astonishing Earths ChildrenR seriesover 34million copies sold worldwideIn The Valley of Horses Ayla the unforgettable heroine of The Clan of theCave Bear sets out on her own odyssey of discovery away from the nurturingadoptive family and friends of the Clan. She is in search of others likeherself and in search of love. Driven by her intelligence her curiosity andher destiny she explores where the Clan never dared to travel and encounters ahostile world of awesome mystery glacial cold terrifying beasts and intenseloneliness in which survival itself is a constant battle.Sharing a hidden valley with a herd of steppe horses Ayla finds a uniquefriendship with animals as vulnerable as herself and ingeniously discovers thecomplex skills needed to surviveskills no Clan member was ever able tomaster. But none of her experiences prepares her for the emotional turmoil shefeels when she rescues a young manthe first of the Others she has seenfromalmost certain death. Torn between her desire for human companionship and herfear of the unknown Others she struggles against her deep attraction to thehandsome Jondalar. It is Jondalar who teaches her the meaning of truefriendship and love.Once again Jean M. Auel uses her powerful storytelling talents and herthorough understanding of human nature to take us on an amazing journey intothe primordial past recreating the prehistoric world as it truly might havebeen in this compelling and timeless new epic of the dawn of civilization. «