The Valley Of Horses
(Jean M. Auel)
The highlight of the book comes when Ayla and Jondalar meet. She rescues him and nurses him back from a fatal attack. He is the first she?s ever seen of the Others and is fascinated. He teaches her how to talk his language enabling them to communicate. They both teach the other and share numerous skills, customs, and ideas. Jondalar is in awe of Ayla?s power, abilities and beauty, but eventually he must leave. Ayla is torn and struggles against her deep attraction to the handsome Zelandonii man with blue eyes. She thought only she and her son where the only ones without brown eyes. The wondering of how things will end up between these two and what decisions they make will keep readers turning pages, maybe into the wee hours of the night. Auel?s third person characterization is excellent. Readers will feel, see, hear, and experience the plot through the character?s eyes, especially Ayla?s. Her plotting is just right with combined twists, events, and struggles. The mood is one of adventure, warmth and of melancholy. Auel claims her books are story driven, not research driven. So, even though there is much to be learned about the time period and more, the book is about the tale first.
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