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English anthropologist Andrew Banson has spent years alone among the Kiona river tribe in New Guinea, haunted by his brothers' deaths and increasingly frustrated by his research. On the brink of suicide, a chance encounter with Nell Stone—known for her controversial views—and her wry Australian husband Fen pulls him back from the edge.
Nell and Fen, recently fled from the violent Mumbanyo, seek a new discovery despite Nell’s poor health. Banson introduces them to a nearby female‑dominated tribe, the artistic Tam, igniting a complicated relationship that blurs boundaries between scholarship, passion, and possession. The narrative unfolds between the two world wars, drawing inspiration from the life of pioneering anthropologist Margaret Mead.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Lily King
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