Jean M. Auel

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jean Marie Auel (born February 18, 1936)is an American writer. She is best known for her Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. As of 2010 her books have sold over 45 million copies worldwide. Born Jean Marie Untinen on February 18, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, she was the second of five children of Neil Solomon Untinen, a housepainter, and Martha Wirtanen. Auel attended Portland State University.[citation needed] While a student, she joined Mensa, and worked at Tektronix, as a clerk (1965-66), a circuit board designer (1966-73), technical writer (1973-74), and a credit manager (1974-76).