Book Review: Euphoria by Lily King

Euphoria by Lily King
From New England Book Award winner, Lily King, comes Euphoria, a breathtaking novel set in New Guinea in the 1930's. Frustrated by his research efforts and depressed over the death of his brothers, Andre Banson runs into two married, fellow anthropologists, and begins a tumultuous relationship with them. The book is inspired by the controversial love lives of anthropologists Margaret Mead, Reo Fortune and Gregory Bateson. 

"While the love triangle sections do turn pages (Innuendo! Jealousy! Betrayal!), King's immersive prose takes center stage. The fascinating descriptions of tribal customs and rituals, paired with snippets of Nell's journals—as well as the characters' insatiable appetites for scientific discovery—all contribute to a thrilling read that, at its end, does indeed feel like "the briefest, purest euphoria."" (Publisher Weekly Reviews)

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