Shelters of Stone : Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel (2002, Hardcover)

twofoolsthrifting (1944)
99.6% positive Feedback
Price:
US $14.00
Approximately£10.44
+ $29.33 postage
Estimated delivery Mon, 12 May - Fri, 23 May
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Very Good

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-100609610597
ISBN-139780609610596
eBay Product ID (ePID)9069197231

Product Key Features

Book TitleShelters of Stone : Earth's Children
Number of Pages768 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicSagas, Alternative History, Action & Adventure, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJean M. Auel
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.2 in
Item Weight36.8 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-000995
Reviews"A powerful story . . . Auel is a highly imaginative writer." -The New York Times Book Review "Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best."-Los Angeles Times "Auel may be creating one of the most believable characters in English fiction-one to rank with Sherlock Holmes, Scarlett O'Hara and a handful of others." -UPI From the Trade Paperback edition., Praise for the Earth's Children (tm) series: "A powerful story . . . Auel is a highly imaginative writer." --The New York Times Book Review "Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best." --Los Angeles Times "Auel may be creating one of the most believable characters in English fiction--one to rank with Sherlock Holmes, Scarlett O'Hara and a handful of others." --UPI? From the Trade Paperback edition., "A powerful story . . . Auel is a highly imaginative writer." - The New York Times Book Review "Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best."- Los Angeles Times "Auel may be creating one of the most believable characters in English fiction-one to rank with Sherlock Holmes, Scarlett O'Hara and a handful of others." - UPI From the Trade Paperback edition., "A powerful story . . . Auel is a highly imaginative writer." -- The New York Times Book Review "Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best."-- Los Angeles Times "Auel may be creating one of the most believable characters in English fiction--one to rank with Sherlock Holmes, Scarlett O'Hara and a handful of others." -- UPI, "A powerful story . . . Auel is a highly imaginative writer." -- The New York Times Book Review "Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best."-- Los Angeles Times "Auel may be creating one of the most believable characters in English fiction--one to rank with Sherlock Holmes, Scarlett O'Hara and a handful of others." -- UPI From the Trade Paperback edition.
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisThe 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. And in the woman Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of the Ninth Cave (and the one who initiated Jondalar into the Gift of Pleasure), she meets a fellow healer with whom to share her knowledge and skills. But as Ayla and Jondalar prepare for the formal mating at the Summer Meeting, there are difficulties. 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. Some even oppose her mating with Jondalar, and make their displeasure known. 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 in the destiny of the Zelandonii. Jean Auel is at her very best in this superbly textured creation of a prehistoric society. The Shelters of Stone is a sweeping story of love and danger, with all the wonderful detail--based on meticulous research-- that makes her novels unique. 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 ., 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. And in the woman Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of the Ninth Cave (and the one who initiated Jondalar into the Gift of Pleasure), she meets a fellow healer with whom to share her knowledge and skills. But as Ayla and Jondalar prepare for the formal mating at the Summer Meeting, there are difficulties. 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. Some even oppose her mating with Jondalar, and make their displeasure known. 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 in the destiny of the Zelandonii. Jean Auel is at her very best in this superbly textured creation of a prehistoric society. The Shelters of Stone is a sweeping story of love and danger, with all the wonderful detail--based on meticulous research-- that makes her novels unique. It is a triumphant continuation of the Earth's Children(R) 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 .
LC Classification NumberPS3551.U36S54 2002

All listings for this product

Auction & Buy it now
Auction
Buy it now
Any condition
New
Pre-owned
No ratings or reviews yet
Be the first to write a review