{"product_id":"the-shelters-of-stone-earths-children-book-five-9780553382617","title":"The Shelters of Stone: Earth's Children, Book Five","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Shelters of Stone\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJean Auel is at her very best in this superbly textured creation of a prehistoric society. \u003cb\u003eThe Shelters of Stone\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eThe Clan of the Cave Bear\u003c\/b\u003e. And it includes an amazing rhythmic poem that describes the birth of Earth's Children and plays its own role in the narrative of \u003cb\u003eThe Shelters of Stone\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean M. Auel\u003c\/b\u003e is an international phenomenon. Her Earth's Children(R) series has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and includes \u003ci\u003eThe Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters of Stone, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Painted Caves\u003c\/i\u003e. Her extensive research has earned her the respect of archaeologists and anthropologists around the world. She has honorary degrees from four universities and was honored by the French government's Ministry of Culture with the medal of an \"Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters\". She lives with her husband, Ray, in Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704818012434,"sku":"9780553382617","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f64cb89-cb92-4d87-937a-5f2dedadc2c7.jpg?v=1734480714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shelters-of-stone-earths-children-book-five-9780553382617","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}