![]() ![]() Although Ayla is clearly a member of the Others, she is nurtured by her adoptive parents, befriended by members of the Clan, and gradually accepted into the family circle. ![]() But even more, she struggles to be true to herself and, with her advanced intelligence, is curious about the world around her. And she has odd ways: she laughs, she cries, she has the ability to speak. To the Clan, her fair looks make her different ugly. But mostly it is the story of Ayla, the girl they found and raised, who was not like them. Here is a saga of a people who call themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear how they lived the animals they hunted the great totems they revered. It is possible that Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal man lived at the same time. For in her blood flows the future of humanity.įrom the dustjacket of the Crown first edition:Īt the dawn of civilization over 35,000 years ago And as she leads them in their struggle for survival, the Clan come to worship Ayla. ![]() But as she grows to know them and to learn the ways of the Clan, she is welcomed. Tall, blond, blue-eyed Ayla is a mysterious stranger to the Clan and at first they mistrust her and cast her out. One day, she is discovered by the Clan of the Cave bear, men and women far different from her own people. A natural disaster has left young Ayla alone, wandering, fending for herself in an unfamiliar land. ![]()
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