Jean M. Auel

Jean M. Auel is a retired American writer who wrote the Earth's Children novels, beginning with The Clan of the Cave Bear and continuing through The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Shelters of Stone, and The Land of Painted Caves. Her stories are set in ancient Europe and follow the meeting of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. Her books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.