Going Back

I haven't been tempted to read a novel set in the dark, Paleolithic past since the thirteen-year-old me read The Clan of the Cave Bear. But now the Guardian is up to episode twelve in its podcast of Michelle Paver's Wolf Brother, and I'm a bit tempted to revert to an earlier time. To make it even more appealing, the audio version is voiced by Sir Ian McKellan.

You can find all the episodes here, along with an interview with the author, in which she discusses eating seal blubber as part of her research. I'm not going that far just for nostalgia, though.--David E