Books with title The Last Neandertal

Set during the Ice Age (circa 30,000 B.C.), this book tells Aron's story. He's a small, weak member of a clan of early humans who helps out a Neandertal. A friendship develops between the two which -- although beneficial to Aron -- ultimately leads to the destruction of one of the last pockets of Neandertals living on earth.An exciting and historically accurate portrait of both early Cro-Magnon man and Neandertals; the book shows what might have taken place at a time when the two races lived side-by-side!

International BestsellerOne of the most anticipated books of 2017: The Millions, CBC, Chatelaine, Globe and Mail, Maclean'sFrom the author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them bothForty thousand years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate.But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself.In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, THE LAST NEANDERTHAL asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human.

International BestsellerOne of the most anticipated books of 2017: The Millions, CBC, Chatelaine, Globe and Mail, Maclean'sFrom the author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them bothForty thousand years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate.But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself.In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, THE LAST NEANDERTHAL asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human.

**Finalist for the 2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize**National Bestseller**A National Post Best Book of 2017From the bestselling author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both40,000 years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate. But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself. In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, The Last Neanderthal asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human.

**Finalist for the 2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize**National Bestseller**A National Post Best Book of 2017From the bestselling author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both40,000 years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate. But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself. In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, The Last Neanderthal asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human.