This fascinating saga of the cruel and beautiful Ancient world brought its author Jean M. Auel worldwide fame and became one of the most widely read literary works of our time. The books included in the “Children of the Earth” series have been published in multi-million copies in many countries around the world. A natural disaster leads to the death of five-year-old Eila’s fellow tribesmen, and the little girl is forced to wander alone in a foreign land full of dangers. Unconscious and dying from wounds inflicted by a cave lion, she is found by the people of the Cave Bear clan, very different from her own kind. Blonde and blue-eyed Eila seems incredibly ugly and strange to them. Nevertheless, the healer Isa feels pity for the unfortunate child. She nurses Eila and helps her become useful to the clan by passing on her knowledge. However, the evil and arrogant young man, who will soon become the leader of the clan, perceives Eila’s every action as a challenge to his authority. He does everything possible to make the life of the creature he hates unbearable...