A childhood favorite re-visited.

Is the story as good as I remember? Yes

What ages would I recommend it too? Twenty one and up.

Length? A week to read.

Characters? Memorable, several characters.

Setting? Real world, prehistorical.

Written approximately? 1980.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? Yes.

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No.

Short storyline: Ayla, a young modern human, is raised by the neanderthals. Some rather stereotypical characters, especially the male group member who continuously, and with the group's consent, rapes her before sending her out to die. This novel is not appropriate for teens.

Notes for the reader: This is the only one that deals with rape as acceptable. The rest of the novels are good, and have a lot of historical accuracy. However, they all contain more sex than necessary for a good story.