Madre tierra, padre cielo

Synopsis of Madre tierra, padre cielo

«Madre Tierra, Padre Cielo» is the prehistoric novel by Sue Harrison, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (349 pages, in Spanish).

In the Aleutian Islands around 7000 BC, young Chagak sees her people annihilated by invaders and flees in a fragile boat to a remote beach. There she is taken in by Shuganan, an elderly carver with power over spirits. The arrival of Kayugh and his people, survivors of another catastrophe, will change her fate.

First installment of the Ivory Carver series; translation by Horacio González Trejo of the original work «Mother Earth Father Sky».

For adult readers interested in historical and adventure fiction, with special appeal if they are drawn to prehistory and indigenous cultures.