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  • By: Jean M. Auel
  • Narrated by: Rowena Cooper
  • Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (271 ratings)

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By: Jean M. Auel
Narrated by: Rowena Cooper
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The fifth book in the hugely successful Earth's Children series.

Ayla and Jondalar have reached home: the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii, the old stone age settlement in the region known today as south-west France. Ayla has much to learn from the Zelandonii as well as much to teach them. Jondalar's family are initially wary of the beautiful young woman he has brought back, with her strange accent and her tame wolf and horses. She is delighted when she meets Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of her people, a fellow healer with whom she can share her medicinal skills.

After the rigours and dangers that have characterised her extraordinary life, Ayla yearns for peace and tranquillity; to be Jondalar's mate and to have children. But her unique spiritual gifts cannot be ignored, and even as she gives birth to their eagerly-awaited child, she is coming to accept that she has a greater role to play in the destiny of the Zelandonii.

©2002 Jean M. Auel (P)2004 AudioGO Ltd

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credit needed please

I downloaded this book by mistake, though I'm loving the series, I have looked at this book out of order and request a credit please, it's unread, but I know the story now, so can't go back. Have LOVED this series though!

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Very repetitive but enjoyable

I was a little put off by some of the reviews on this book but having come so far with with Ayla and Jondalar I could not, in all good conscience, desert them now. The book is rather repetitive and I think Auel was so so impressed with her Mother Earth poem that she had to repeat it as often as possible. But the 5th time it was killing me. I did enjoy the rather slow moving story and will certainly finish out the series regardless of the poor reviews on the next book. Those that have come so far with these characters will have little problem continuing with their story. Happy Reading!

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Enjoyable

Really well narrated for a start. If you can take yourself back to those days and get past the sex and basically the pornography, ended up fast forwarding that repetitiveness, then it is a good listen.

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5th favourite so far

2/3 of the book is introducing Ayla to people and repeating the same stories over the course of 2 months then bam!let’s put the last part of the book into fast forward and tell the story at 16x speed and have about 9months of time told over 2-3 chapters. My least favourite of the series so far, but I still have one to go.

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Fantastic

I throughly enjoy this series. I’ve read the physical books so often I needed a new set and now I have this to make around the world with me.

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Love these series read them 1st many years ago

After loving this series 30yrs ago its Great to be able to Hear them

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Repetitive

Not the best in the series. Unfortunately there seemed to be too much of the story being retold. Flash backs, dreams, memories. All repetitive. And there’s only so many times that you want to hear the Mothers Song. Brilliantly narrated though.

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A gripping storyline into the way Neanderthal man may have lived

A very detailed story of Ayla and her acceptance into Johndelah’s group of people and the extensive rules and regulations she had to live by compared to her carefree life in the valley. She was happy to be a part of his life and to belong to people.

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great escapism

the final book did not dissapoint but sad that Jean did not continue the saga.

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Absolutely Great Storytelling

Absolutely wonderful xxxx i wanna go there and live. Such a vivid Story … all the earth series are wonderful Stories i feel i know the characters personally… i have read all the books numerous times and the content and Story never get old . i’d love to to see netflix do a series on the books/Story. i would recommend all the books to anyone that loves to read and escape with storytelling.

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