The Mammoth Hunters Summary
Jean M. Auel

The Mammoth Hunters Summary

As alienation was an important theme in The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) when Ayla separates from the Neanderthals, so acceptance becomes an important theme of The Mammoth Hunters as Ayla desires to join people of her own kind. Ayla is beautiful and gifted, but her background and her superlative skills make her stand out among people of her own kind as much as she stood out among the Neanderthals. The question is...

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