The Land of Painted Caves: A Novel by Jean M. Auel

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.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.