The Valley of Horses, Jean M. Auel
The Valley of Horses, Jean M. Auel
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The Valley of Horses

Author: Jean M. Auel

Narrator: Sandra Burr

Unabridged: 23 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/16/2017

Synopsis

This odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of The Clan of the Cave Bear, and to Ayla, now grown into a beautiful and courageous young woman.Cruelly cast out by the new leader of the ancient Clan that adopted her as a child, Ayla leaves those she loves behind and travels alone through a stark, open land filled with dangerous animals but few people, searching for the Others, tall and fair like herself. Living with the Clan has taught Ayla many skills but not real hunting. She finally knows she can survive when she traps a horse, which gives her meat and a warm pelt for the winter, but fate has bestowed a greater gift, an orphaned foal with whom she develops a unique kinship.One winter extends to more; she discovers a way to make fire more quickly and a wounded cave lion cub joins her unusual family, but her beloved animals don’t fulfill her restless need for human companionship. Then she hears the sound of a man screaming in pain. She saves tall, handsome Jondalar, who brings her a language to speak and an awakening of love and desire, but Ayla is torn between her fear of leaving her valley and her hope of living with her own kind.Second in the acclaimed Earth’s Children® series

About Jean M. Auel

In 1980, Jean M. Auel became a literary legend with The Clan of the Cave Bear, the first book in her Earth’s Children® series. Now a mother, grandmother, and author who has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide, Auel is a heroine of history and prehistory alike, changing the world one enthralling page at a time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Corbin on November 17, 2007

Dad: "So...how's the book?" Me: "Hmn. Well, I like the first two thirds or so, that's all survivalist nerd stuff. But after that, it kind of turns into caveman porn." (Later that week...) Dad: "So...I borrowed your book." Me: "...Oh." (Uncomfortable silence) Me: "So...what did you think of it?" Dad: "Well,......more

Goodreads review by Henry on August 22, 2023

She walks away alone a figure in the vast, savage, uncaring, desolate almost empty region of what is now the Ukraine, expelled by her adopted Neanderthal cave dwelling band, Ayla at 14 is forced to leaves her small beloved child Durc, behind cursed by the only people the Cro -Magnon girl can remembe......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on December 26, 2017

Ouch. I’ve never known a series to go so downhill in the second book! When I read The Clan of the Cave Bear I was swept up into a prehistoric world filled with spirits, survival and a wonderfully intricate belief system. After the end of that book Ayla is out on her own, battling the elements, wild a......more

Goodreads review by Kara on January 09, 2012

I didn’t mind that it devolved (devolved, get it? hehehe) anyway, I didn't mind that the book turned out to be porn-for-women-who-pretend-they-don’t-like-that-sort-of-thing-because-its-soooo-low-brow, but what I DID mind was that it became CLICHÉ porn. Oooo he’s a man whose been with tons of women b......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on April 07, 2024

In some ways, I love the second book in the series even more than the first. This book has so much loss, sadness, and grief, and I always appreciate reading about a female main character who is incredibly resilient and independent. I love the introduction of her animal companions, and I really appre......more

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