{"product_id":"book-c4zu","title":"The Last Neanderthal","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Neanderthal\u003c\/i\u003e asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349449122096,"sku":"BDc4zu","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/c4zu-cover.jpg?v=1761958570","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c4zu","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}