| The second novel in the Earth's Children series begins where "The Clan of the Cave Bear" left off. Ayla has been exiled by the clan, the neanderthals who have raised her, and the only family that she has ever known. She eventually settles in a valley, where she makes friends with a horse, a wolf, and a lion cub. However, she is lonely and yearns for human companionship. Meanwhile, a handsome cro-magnan named Jondalar, and his brother have embarked on a journey across prehistoric europe, a kind of rite of passage. Ayla comes across Jondalar after a violent attack that leaves his brother dead and him fatally wounded. Ayla nurses Jondalar back to health, and the two bond. But their relationship doesn't come easy. They don't speak the same language initially, and they must overcome Jondalar's prejudice against the clan that raised Ayla, and Ayla's fears about sex that have arisen after her rape in "Clan of the Cave Bear". | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Exploring into the wild Yes kind of story - surviving natural elements Lover is Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 () Europe Yes Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! - Vagia talk! - Weiner talk! Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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