The Valley of Horses, 9781444709889
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Exiled woman, wild valley, two unlikely animal companions, destined love.

The Valley of Horses

the propulsive and enthralling sequel in the bestselling Earth's Children series

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  • Paperback

    560 pages

  • Release Date

    31 January 2011

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Summary

Forced to leave the Clan and her young son, Ayla sets out alone to travel the frigid steppes until she finds the valley of horses. Unable to find people like herself, the Cro-Magnons, she settles there and seeks friendship elsewhere. First she adopts a young filly, then a wounded lion cub.

But far to the west, two young Cro-Magnon brothers have begun a journey. One of them is Jondalar, whose destiny is bound inextricably with Ayla’s.

Jean Auel’s imaginative reconstruction of p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444709889
ISBN-10:1444709887
Author:Jean M. Auel
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:560
Release Date:31 January 2011
Weight:382g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 38mm
Series:Earth's Children
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Jean Auel has certainly left her mark in literary history with this series that continues to gather fans from all age groups.’ - Armidale Express

It has magic - Daily Telegraph

A panorama of human culture in its infancy … THE VALLEY OF HORSES is great fun. - New York Times Book Review

Holds the reader in a powerful spell. - Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Jean M. Auel

Jean Auel is an international phenomenon. With the publication of the first novel in her Earth’s Children sequence, in 1980, she achieved unprecedented critical and commercial success and this has continued to the present. Her extensive research has also earned her the respect of many renowned scientists, archaeologists and anthropologists around the globe, culminating in her being made an Officer of the Order of Arts & Letters by the French Minister of Culture and Communication in 2008.

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