The Animal Wife
Set in prehistoric Siberia, a “psychologically acute and soaringly imaginative” novel by a
New York Times
–bestselling author (
Publishers Weekly
).
 In this novel by the author of
Reindeer Moon
, set in the Paleolithic age, Kori lives among his hunter-gatherer people, guilty with the knowledge that his unborn child is being carried by his shaman father’s new wife. Then, Kori impulsively seizes another woman, from a different tribe, after seeing her swimming in a pond—putting his group in danger. He calls the woman Muskrat, and her customs, beliefs, and language are utterly alien to him. And their relationship may bring either joy or bloodshed . . .
 From an author and anthropologist known for both her fiction and her nonfiction—including the bestsellers
The Hidden Life of Dogs
 and
The Tribe of Tiger
—this is a compelling tale “likely to appeal to
Clan of the Cave Bear
 fans” (
Library Journal
).