Rowena Cooper

Book 1 of the series. Five-year-old Ayla, a Cro-Magnon orphan, is cared for by the medicine woman of the Neanderthal clan who nurses her back to health, but as Ayla matures she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous power struggle.

The Laments adopt Will, a baby secretly switched at birth in hospital. This marks the beginning of a journey that takes them from Northern Rhodesia to the Persian Gulf in the 1950s, and from England to suburban America in the '70s, as they search for their place in the world. But the grass always seems greener on the other side.

Book 6 of the series, sequel to 'The Shelters of Stone' (6248). Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother and her training to become a Zelandoni - one of the Ninth Cave community's spiritual leaders and healers.

Book 3 of the Earth's Children series, sequel to ‘The Valley Of Horses’, (8802). Leaving the Valley of Horses with her lover, Jondalar, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi - the mammoth hunters. Soon, she finds herself drawn to Ranec, their master carver, and must choose between the two men.

The six-foot, blond aerialist Sophia Fewers, who is part woman, part swan, captivates American journalist, Jack Walser. He runs away with the enchanted circus that has literate chimpanzees, idealist brigands and tragic clowns.

Sylvie and Gowry McCulloch's marriage was not a match made in heaven, and they have experienced some difficult times. They settle in Dublin with their beloved daughter, Maeve, when Francis Hegarty explodes into their lives. X rated, explicit sexual content. Book 2 of series.

Book 2 of the series, sequel to ‘The Clan Of The Cave Bear’ (8801). Leaving the safety of the clan who raised her, the beautiful Ayla sets out alone on an epic journey of discovery. In the Valley of Horses she finds refuge and contentment, and an awakening to a desire she could not imagine.

This muli-award winning novel follows the journey of three generations of women from the same family through the tragic history of twentieth century China.