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The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron
3.0

I received this ARC from netgalley.com in exchange for a review.

The story begins with Girl and the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. When her family dies, Girl is left to care for Runt a young boy with unknown history that her family adopted.

Rose, running an archaeological dig finds the bones of a Neanderthal laying beside and facing the bones of a Homo sapien. When Rose discovers knows is pregnant, she endeavors to complete her work at the dig before she is forced to surrender the discovery to her less knowledgeable co-worker.

The story alternates between Neanderthal Girl and modern day Rose. Across time, both women share the triumphs and defeats of the female sex.

3☆