Then sometimes in the March of the last year, I happened to come by display of the newest book by Jane M. Auel: The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses and The Mammoth Hunters. In the 1980s I had read the first three books of the Earth's Children Series by Jane M. The rituals themselves bring her close to death, but through them Ayla gains A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change her world. But all the time Ayala has spent in training rituals has caused Jondalar to drift away from her. They are filled with remarkable paintings of mammoths, lions, and bears, and their mystical aura at times overwhelms Ayla. And there are the Sacred Caves that Ayla’s mentor takes her to see. Whatever obstacles she faces, Ayla finds inventive ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life, searching for wild edibles to make meals and experimenting with techniques to ease the long journeys the Zelandonii must take while honing her skills as a healer and a leader. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tasks. As the story opens, Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Auel brings her ice-age epic series, Earth’s Children®, to an extraordinary conclusion.
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