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The Plains of Passage

By: Jean M. Auel
Narrated by: Rowena Cooper
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 Ayla and Jondalar leave the safety of the lands of the Mammoth Hunters and embark on a seemingly impossible journey across an entire continent. Their goal is the Cro-Magnon settlement in what is now southern France where Jondalar lived as a young man. Accompanied by the half-tame Wolf, the superb stallion, Racer, and the mare, Whinney, they brave both savage enemies and the elemental dangers of weather and terrain in their search for the place that will become Home.

Jean Auel's imaginative reconstruction of pre-historic life, rich in detail of language, culture, myth and ritual, has become a set text in schools and colleges around the world.

(P)1992 AudioGO Ltd©1990 Jean M. Auel Ancient Fiction Historical Fiction

Critic Reviews

Jean Auel has an extraordinary appeal to an enormously wide age group and the latest volume of her pre-historic saga is impossible to put down
The authenticity of background detail, the lilting prose rhythms and the appealing conceptual audacity continue to work their spell
On THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR:
'Beautiful, exciting, imaginative.'
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Overall love the story

As always an excessive use of drawn out detail and scene setting, but hey, she certainly did her homework!

The sex scenes get a bit tired too.

During many a waffling ramble I found myself wondering how long the book might actually be if you edited these parts out?

I think the narrator used for this series really isn't the right one. Her accent and the way she reads really feels at odds with the content for me. It changes my sense of the characters, which is distracting and kinda annoying

Great book but not the right narrator

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Dear producer ... do you just det a teader behind a microphone and say..."go do it", or do you pop in occasionally. You have missed several misplaced emphases wihch spoil an otherwise good read.

mostly well read

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Another great narration by Rowena Cooper. Ayla and Jondalar set off on their journey back to Jondalar's home. The journey is chock-full of interesting encounters and challenges for the couple. Much better than book 3!

Adventure filled continuation of Ayla and Jondalar

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I have read this series multiple times, this was my first time listening to audio book. Still as good as the first time I read it.

favourite series

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Loved it!! Couldn't find enough opportunities to plug in and listen!! if it was in book form I would have dragged it around everywhere!!
luckily, with Audible, I could take it everywhere on my phone, listen in the car, bus, train, bath tub, walking the dog!! Any Excuse Lol :)

My favorite of the whole series

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