Pre-history has an elusive and raw quality,
which I was lucky enough to encounter another well written and engaging novel
set in the ice age along the Pyrenees in France.
The tribe of the Horse loses many of their
women to tainted water and must resort to stealing the women from the tribe of
the Red Deer. The leader of the tribe of
the Horse, Mar, a tall, powerful, and evocative man, watches the women of the
Red Deer to learn their habits and the best time to kidnap them.
The women of the tribe of the Red Deer seclude
themselves for a journey to get ready for mating season. Alin will have her first man that she’s
chosen to create children. The women of
Red Deer are powerful leaders and choosers of destiny and men.
The tribe of the Horse is successful in the
capture of the Red Deer women. The
conflicts between the men and women contribute to a rich story on compromise,
deceit, and the unforeseen love building between Mar and Alin.
You also have to remember that nothing happens
quickly in this prehistoric world.
Communications, travel, the supply of clothes and food, and the
retaliation from the women’s original tribe must be planned for and waited
for.
A great tribute about this story is that when
you believe the rest is obvious, a knot forms in the string of events. It’s an exciting and epic tale of how the
tribe of the Red Deer will fight for their members, yet the tribe of the Horse
has the opportunity to overcome the battle with more than just a return fight,
but rather patience and love.
It’s a tear jerker and the hardship of the
pre-historic lives makes you wonder how they endured and survived.
Happy
reading,
Dawn
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