This fascinating saga about the cruel and beautiful ancient world brought its author Jean 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. Aela and Jondalar are on their way through Europe. They end up in the lands of mammoth hunters, and Aela finally meets the Others she has been looking for for so long. She is accepted into the tribe, because the young woman has invaluable virtues: she is an excellent hunter and healer, and also knows how to make fire with the help of wonderful stones. Eila finds friends here and leaves behind the painful memories of life in the clan. One of her new relatives, dark-skinned Ranek, does not hide the fact that he really likes Eila, and she does not reject his advances. The jealousy that flared up in Jondalar frightens Aela. Unfamiliar with the customs of the Others, she becomes confused; it seems to her that Jondalar has stopped loving her. And a long winter awaits them, during which Eila must sort out her feelings and make a choice.