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Three young anthropologists in the 1930s are caught in a passionate love triangle . . .

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THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE 2014 KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION

Inspired by the true story of a woman who changed the way we understand our world.

In 1933 three young, gifted anthropologists are thrown together in the jungle of New Guinea. They are Nell Stone, fascinating, magnetic and famous for her controversial work studying South Pacific tribes, her intelligent and aggressive husband Fen, and Andrew Bankson, who stumbles into the lives of this strange couple and becomes totally enthralled. Within months the trio are producing their best ever work, but soon a firestorm of fierce love and jealousy begins to burn out of control, threatening their bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives . . .

´Dazzling´ Emma Donoghue, author of Room

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Pretty much perfect. It´s a novel about a Margaret Mead-like character in New Guinea in the 30s, and it´s so smart and rich and alive. Curtis Sittenfeld, author of AMERICAN WIFE, Best Books of 2014

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King, Lily
Lily King is the author of the novels The Pleasing Hour, The English Teacher, Father of the Rain, and Euphoria, which is inspired by the life of revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead. King is the recipient of a Whiting Writers´ Award and has twice won both the Maine Fiction Award and the New England Book Award. She lives with her husband and children in Maine.

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