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“Reinterprets two of Sophocles’ Theban plays, Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone. . . . the alternating structure proves powerful.”—The New Yorker “A passionate and gripping account of a famously dysfunctional family. Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep love for her...

Forced to leave the Clan and her young son, Ayla sets out alone to travel the frigid steppes until she finds the valley of horses. Unable to find people like herself, the Cro-Magnons, she settles there and seeks friendship elsewhere. First she adopts a young filly, then a wounded lion cub. But...

THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES concludes the story of Ayla, her mate Jondalar, and their little daughter, Jonayla, taking readers on a journey of discovery and adventure as Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother and her training to become a Zelandoni - one of the Ninth...

Set 25,000 years in the past, The Clan of the Cave Bear is an epic tale of love, identity and the struggle to survive. 'BEAUTIFUL, EXCITING, IMAGINATIVE' NEW YORK TIMES 'MAGIC' TELEGRAPH When an earthquake destroys her family's camp, Ayla is left orphaned and alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous...