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Reading Evolution by Stephen Baxter has somewhat reminded me in theme of a book I read about a year ago called Circles of Stone by a professor and scholar named Joan Dahr Lambert. Both books deal with human evolution and tell stories from various ages of human and/or primate life through the ages, but Lambert's stories are gentler and more lyrically written. I would hesitate to recommend the Baxter book to younger or more easily offended readers, as it is more brutal in violence and sexually explicit, but I would recommend Circles of Stone to nearly anyone, but especially to women who might not read much science fiction, but whom would be likely to enjoy this book a great deal.

Quote:Circles of Stone -- in this compelling adventure, the stories of three wise women - each called Zena, yet born thousands of generations apart - unfold in a compassionate and moving saga that celebrates the remarkable growth of the human spirit. Ranging from the African savanna more than one million years ago to the fertile shores of the Red Sea to the magnificent limestone caves of the Pyrenees mountains - where the first artists painted the firelit wonders of their existence - scene after breathtaking scene draws us into their lives as they negotiate a world they do not understand. In this world, an ostrich eggshell becomes a wondrous devise for carrying water and the earth's upheavels reveal a lush, lifesaving oasis to a starving tribe. With striking detail, Circles of Stone reinvents the incredible lives of our distant ancestors. As the human heart and soul emerge in a volatile dance of experience, language, and meaning, Circles of Stone becomes an unforgettable, supremely entertaining read.

and about the author:
Quote:Joan Dahr Lambert, Ed.M. holds a master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education and has done postgraduate work at New York University in the evolution of human sexuality. She has taught at both New York University and at Colorado Mountain College. The mother of four and grandmother of six, she lives with her husband in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Keystone, Colorado. She is currently working on her next novel. Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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