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  • The Valley of Horses

  • Earth's Children, Book 2
  • Written by: Jean M. Auel
  • Narrated by: Sandra Burr
  • Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (270 ratings)

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The Valley of Horses

Written by: Jean M. Auel
Narrated by: Sandra Burr
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Publisher's Summary

A timeless epic of the dawn of civilization.

In The Valley of Horses, Ayla, the unforgettable heroine of The Clan of the Cave Bear, sets out on her own odyssey of discovery away from the nurturing adoptive family and friends of the Clan. She is in search of others like herself and in search of love.

Sharing a hidden valley with a herd of steppe horses, Ayla finds a unique friendship with animals as vulnerable as herself and ingeniously discovers the complex skills needed to survive - skills no Clan member was ever able to master.

But none of her experiences prepares her for the emotional turmoil she feels when she rescues a young man - the first of the Others she has seen - from almost certain death.

Torn between her desire for human companionship and her fear of the unknown Others, she struggles against her deep attraction to the handsome Jondalar. It is Jondalar who teaches her the meaning of true friendship and love.

©2004 Jean M. Auel (P)2004 Brilliance Audio

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Awesome

I have read the entire series many times and it is one of my all time favrorites. We were on a camping holiday to visit family in another Province and for a lot of the drive there was no radio or cell service. On the way back we decided that we were tired of our CD collection. So, at one of our overnight stops we started talking about audio books. We found Audible and looked for some of our favorite titles. We decided on the Earth's Children series as we both love the books and the woman reading is great. We are now on to The Mammoth Hunters and we have only had the membership for just over a month. It is amazing how much you do not pick up on when you read a book as opposed to having it read to you. We will keep going until this series is finished and then move on to another series.

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And the Fabulous Saga Continues!

The whole series was so well written that it could not disappoint.
The audio books compliment the books and are equally well spoken!.

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Loved the series

I remember reading this series in high school - saw it on here and got it. Have to say, listening to the story really is different than reading it. Still love the story & the setting … now I can say love the performance of it as well

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Great book!!

I love this series! I’ve already listened to all except the land of painted caves. Totally worth it!!

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the end of chapter 25 is missing

I love the story and I like the performance. But some of the chapters (like chapter 25) are incomplete

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A fine sequel.

Valley of Horses and Clan of the Cave Bear are the two best books in the series, in my opinion. I found the others very repetitive but this story is still unique. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Captivated!

As Ayla's adventure continues, l just can't get enough and want to keep listening to this epic tale to find out how it will all end!

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The Valley of Horses

 #Audible1 the narrator did a great job. Can't wait to start the next book.

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I love this whole series!!

I have read and now listened to this whole series very many times. I've cried, laughed, learned herbal medicine, and so many other things.

the author did her research on everything. anything and everything you read is something you can actually do in real person.

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A beautiful story about love

This is a beautiful written story about love and the challenges of partnerships. I very much enjoy listening to the story the way its told by the originator's inflexions.

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