Euphoria

EuphoriaFrom 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 Bankson 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

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 Bankson 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.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: 06/03/2014
ISBN: 9780802122551
Pages: 261
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Finalist
Award: New England Book Award - Winner
Award: Chautauqua Prize - Finalist
Award: Kirkus Prize - Winner

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2014 pg. 70
Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 24
Publishers Weekly 04/14/2014
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2014
Library Journal 05/15/2014 pg. 69
Shelf Awareness 06/06/2014
New York Times Book Review 06/08/2014 pg. 1
New York Times Book Review 06/15/2014 pg. 26
People Weekly 06/23/2014 pg. 43
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/03/2014 pg. 28
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2014 pg. 28
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2014 pg. 26
Entertainment Weekly 12/12/2014 pg. 72
New York Times Book Review 12/14/2014 pg. 10
Entertainment Weekly 05/29/2015 pg. 87
Library Journal 01/01/2014