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The Shelters of Stone
- Narrated by: Rowena Cooper
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
The fifth book in the hugely successful Earth's Children series.
Ayla and Jondalar have reached home: the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii, the old stone age settlement in the region known today as south-west France. Ayla has much to learn from the Zelandonii as well as much to teach them. Jondalar's family are initially wary of the beautiful young woman he has brought back, with her strange accent and her tame wolf and horses. She is delighted when she meets Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of her people, a fellow healer with whom she can share her medicinal skills.
After the rigours and dangers that have characterised her extraordinary life, Ayla yearns for peace and tranquillity; to be Jondalar's mate and to have children. But her unique spiritual gifts cannot be ignored, and even as she gives birth to their eagerly-awaited child, she is coming to accept that she has a greater role to play in the destiny of the Zelandonii.
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- Sandy Suds
- 20-07-15
Timeless
Would you listen to The Shelters of Stone again? Why?
I could listen to this story so many times. Having already read it, but now finding reading difficult due to failing eyesight, I have rediscovered these old friends anew and am delighting in the pleasure of the stories.
What other book might you compare The Shelters of Stone to, and why?
In my view there is no other book which can compare with this. The whole Clan of the Cave Bear Saga is a one-off and is so delightful in its development in the life of the young woman, Ayla.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
My favourite scene was when Ayla and Jondalar finally reached the land of the Zelandoni and she met Jondalar's family, at long last becoming a respected person in her own right.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I could not stop listening to this, and unfortunately fell asleep on several occasions so that I had to rewind. In order to rectify this, I resorted to listening while in the bath - a most leisurely and much recommended way to have a long soak in a bath.
Any additional comments?
One of the best series of stories to have been produced in the modern day.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-07-22
Excellence
Another excellent book in the series, again a great narration! only 1 book left in the series snd already want an extra book!
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- janine roderick
- 29-11-22
Loved it
Excellent narration really enjoyed the story. Fascinating insight, although some parts are very descriptive which can takes longer.
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- Mrs. Susan K. Dale
- 23-09-21
Shelters of stone
Other reviews say it’s a repetitive story & yes to a point it is
I have enjoyed never the less & enjoyed the series so far
I look forward now to 6th & final story
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- Rufus
- 08-12-16
Not the best in the series but worth a shot.
Not the best of the series in my opinion but it's still a decent listen.
As in some of the other books it's been a little repetitive on occasions, although this can be put down to laying down background for first time readers/listeners who haven't followed the series.
The story seems to benefit from hinting at how things may have come about, the invention of the needle, the use of horses, dogs (wolves) etc. These things, and many others, may have come about over a longer period of time, but stories can't be expected to last for that long.
All in all... It's worth a shot.
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- Prollo
- 09-12-23
Excellent
The whole series was good when I first read it but years later it may be even better.
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- Kindle Customer
- 18-07-18
Earth's Children
I've loved reading all of Jean M Auel's books about Ayla right from her first book in the series about "Earth's Children" & I've even seen the movie based on the first book "The Clan of the Cave Bear". I bought each book in hard back vertualy as soon as they were published by Hodder & Sloughton. And as there had been one film made I was hoping that movie's made of her other books too, but it wasn't to be. But now I have the privilege to be able to hear them being read on Audible's where ever I am or going to.
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- K. Chard
- 07-06-20
Great series of books
You could read these as standalone books as there's detailed repetition and reflection in them. I love the series so far.
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- GoldenAspen
- 31-10-17
Enjoyable, but starting to get very repetitive
It’s nice to know what happens as Ayla and Jondalar reach the end of their journey, but I can’t help but feel we have heard the story of how she found the horses, found jondalar, trained wolf, introducing wolf a gazillion times. Hopefully the final book has a bit more storyline!
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- Tibby
- 18-06-22
a good series - so far
I have read all the series and listened to the books so far in the series. All are very interesting and I learned a lot. However I shall not buy the last book in the series from audible as I could not believe the content . It took the author excessive years to write and expectation was high. In my opinion she should not have bothered.
I recommend all the other books and am amazed at how they are still up there with the latest research.
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