Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

This special edition includes the first 2 chapters of The Shelters of Stone.

In
1980, Jean M. Auel’s debut novel, The Clan of the Cave Bear, blazed up the bestseller
lists and went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. In this first book of the
beloved Earth’s Children ® series, Auel takes us back to the dawn of mankind and
sweeps us up into the amazing and wonderful world of Ayla, one of the most remarkable
heroines ever imagined.

The Shelters of Stone, the long-awaited fifth novel in the
Earth’s Children ® series, will arrive on April 30, 2002. To celebrate this major
publishing event, a special edition of The Clan of the Cave Bear is being offered.
In addition to a personal letter from Jean M. Auel, this reissue also contains an
exclusive bonus for the many fans anxiously awaiting the publication of Book 5: the
first two chapters of The Shelters of Stone! Earth’s Children ® fans everywhere
will be clamoring for this collectible edition, available just in time for the holidays.