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From New England Book Award winner Lily King comes a breathtaking novel about three young anthropologists of the ‘30’s caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives.

English anthropologist Andrew Banson has been alone in the field for several years, studying the Kiona river tribe in the Territory of New Guinea. Haunted by the memory of his brothers’ deaths and increasingly frustrated and isolated by his research, Bankson is on the verge of suicide when a chance encounter with colleagues, the controversial Nell Stone and her wry and mercurial Australian husband Fen, pulls him back from the brink. Nell and Fen have just fled the bloodthirsty Mumbanyo and, in spite of Nell’s poor health, are hungry for a new discovery. When Bankson finds them a new tribe nearby, the artistic, female-dominated Tam, he ignites an intellectual and romantic firestorm between the three of them that burns out of anyone’s control.

Set between two World Wars and inspired by events in the life of revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead, Euphoria is an enthralling story of passion, possession, exploration, and sacrifice from accomplished author Lily King.

Cathy says:

"From page one and Nell's broken glasses I was spellbound and riveted. Euphoria is a novel to devour for its nuanced and complicated characters made all the more intriguing due to novelist's Lily King's incorporating the legendary anthropologist Margaret Mead's life and experiences into the unforgettable Nell Stone.

New Guinea in the 1930's is the setting for King's novel about three anthropologists living with native tribes; Nell and her husband Fen, and their friend and colleague Andrew Bankson. The three are insatiable in their desire to understand the cultures they've placed themselves in some peril to study. They are also vulnerable to each other, and as Euphoria unfolds it becomes clear that the real peril to their survival does not come from the natives. Euphoria is exactly the kind of novel I crave and love to recommend to our readers. Thank you, Lily King." 

Save The Date!!!

On Friday, June 27, 2014, Lily King will be reading from and discussing her latest book (and our VIB).  The event starts at 7:00 pm at our Historic Lodo store.

Every now and then we encounter a new book that we’re so excited about we want to shout it from the rooftops, so we've created a special tag to distinguish it from the rest: TC VIB (very impressive book)! That means it’s a true stand-out in a season of many excellent and compelling new books.