num_pages: 289
description: Set on two small islands off the coast of Maine, Stern Men chronicles the coming-of-age of Ruth Thomas. Just back from boarding school, Ruth helps out with work on the boats, brushes up on her profanity, and falls for Owney Wishnell, a handsome young lobsterman.
language: English
title: Stern Men
titlecomplete: Stern Men
characters: Ruth Thomas, Owney Wishnell
genres: Audiobook, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Family, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
ratings_count: 7045
places: Maine
publisher: Houghton Mifflin