When Stasis Technologies, Ltd. plucks a Neandrthal child off the prehistoric tundra and trasports it into the twenty-first century, the scientific conglomerate gives no thought to the creatures human feelings. The nurse assigned to the case must somehow bridge the 40.000-year gap to forge an emotional bond that transcends the time. And, when Miss Fellowes learns of the intended disposition of the "Timmie experiment", it is up to her to travel back throught he time with the "ape-boy" as he rejoins his tribe on the cutting edge of civilization.
The Ugly Little Boy is a grand sweep through the time that gives us humanity both in its infancy and at its most "civilized".