Euphoria by Lily King is historic fiction based on the life of Margaret Mead during the 1930's while she was working as an anthropologist in New Guinea. This is a well written novel about Mead and her husband and a fellow anthropologist, who is in love with her, and their differing approaches to learning about the native tribes they are studying while revealing even more about themselves.
It is a fascinating portrayal of human behavior and relationships, of the tribes in New Guinea and the anthropologists themselves. An intelligent, entertaining, great read.
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