Fatu-Hiva Author:Thor Heyerdahl The author and his new bride Liv were in their early twenties when they fled civilization for the "natural" world of the Pacific island paradise of Fatu-Hiva. He recaptures the lush beauty of a primitive tropical island; the excitement of hostile natives, capsized boats, broken taboos, and poisonous and disease-carrying insects; the excitment o... more »f exploration and discovery of ancient statues found half a world away from where they belong. The story of a man and a woman learning to survive in an Eden full of thorns. This adventure gave birth to the immortal Kon-Tiki expedition.« less