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...