| During the evolution of humanity there may have been a brief moment in time when neanderthals and cro-magnons (modern man) coexisted. This is the subject of this novel that takes place in prehistoric Europe. The novel opens with a terrible earthquake, in which a five year old cro-magnon girl is orphaned. Alone, young Ayla wanders the countryside sleeping in a cave, until one day she is attacked by a cave lion.
The injured Ayla is discovered by the "clan of the cave bear", a tribe of neanderthals under the leadership of Creb. The clan takes Ayla in and cares for her, though the desicion to do so is not universal. Ayla's blond hair and blue eyes set her apart from the clan, and she is a member of "the others", what the clan calls the cro-magnons. There have been struggles between the two groups. Despite the objections, Creb and his sister Iza take Ayla in and raise her. Ayla grows up a member of the clan, though some refuse to accept her. As she gets older, her natural superior intelligence emerges and sets her apart even more. Ayla has a greater grasp of language and mathematical concepts than the clan members do, and some people resent her for it. After Ayla is brutally raped by a clan member she gives birth to a son, and it must be decided once and for all whether or not Ayla should be allowed to stay with the clan. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Romance/Romance Problems Yes Life of a profession: Kind of sex: - rape Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Taboo sex story? Yes Woman's story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Main Adversary Identity: - society Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Europe Yes Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of hetero sex - rape/molest Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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