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The Last Neanderthal: A Novel

Author:
Claire Cameron
Read by:
Lisa Stathoplos
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Ratings
Book
8
Narrator
5
Release Date
April 25, 2017
Duration
9 hours 0 minutes
Summary
From the author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both.

Forty 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.
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Profile Avatar Sharon W. Feb 2024

Very clever. It was an enjoyable read.

Profile Avatar Bonnie Oct 2023

This was our book club pick last month. I would have never selected it myself, but ended up liking it. The author did a good job going back and forth and showing a link between modern humans and these interesting beings.

Profile Avatar Kimberly M May 2017

The story line is very unique. I hope there will be another one cause the story line finishes all of sudden. Very interesting to hear about how man started out.

The Last Neanderthal: A Novel

The Last Neanderthal: A Novel

Author: Claire Cameron
Read by: Lisa Stathoplos
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