In 1956, Bill Benton and Brittany "Bambi" Macey sail to the South Pacific on a stolen yawl and confront demanding characters and turbulent events that erase what remains of their adolescent innocence. Under the benevolent mentorship of Oliana Teriierooiterai, a prominent Marquesan chieftess on the island of Hiva Oa, they learn to meet the challenges of earning a living and parenthood while being exposed to myriad manifestations of adult sexuality. Bill and Bambi move beyond a taboo-rejecting, adolescent rebellion to an existence where the only restraints to satisfying one's sexual appetites are consent and imagination. The inclusion of significant doses of greed, betrayal, and a beautiful and faithful mahu - a third gender person named Mahana - creates a story set in a world that is far different from the America that Bill and Bambi have left behind.
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