When a woman learns that her father has passed away, she must confront the past (and the town) she left behind.

Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the “Clan of the Cave Bear” finds little Ayla from the “others”‘ clan – tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new cave, she’s allowed to stay – and thrive.