The Shelters of Stone : Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel First Edition!

RARE! First edition!The Shelters of Stone Hardback Novel by Jean M. Auel. The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Europe and are greeted by Jondalar's people: the Zelandonii. The people of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii fascinate Ayla. Their clothes, customs, artifacts, even their homes - formed in great cliffs of vertical limestone - are a source of wonder to her. But as Ayla and Jondalar prepare for the formal mating at the Summer Meeting, there are dfficulties. Not all the Zelandonii are welcoming. Some fear Ayla's unfamiliar ways and abhor her relationship with those they call flatheads and she calls Clan. Ayla has to call on all her skills, intelligence, knowledge, and instincts to find her way in this complicated society, to prepare for the birth of her child, and to decide whether she will accept new challenges and play a significant role. The Shelters of Stone is a sweeping story of love and danger, with all the wonderful detail - It is a triumphant continuation of the Earth's Children saga that began with The Clan of the Cave Bear. And it includes an amazing rhythmic poem that describes the birth of Earth's Children and plays its own role in the narrative of The Shelters of Stone." - from the inner front jacket flap. Some minimal signs of age and wear Smoke free home Fast Shipping