Stern Men: A Novel
<b>The "wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing" (<i>USA Today</i>) from the #1 bestselling author of <i>Eat Pray Love</i>, <i>Big Magic</i> and <i>City of Girls</i></b><br /><br />Off the coast of Maine, Ruth Thomas is born into a feud fought for generations by two groups of local lobstermen over fishing rights for the waters that lie between their respective islands. At eighteen, she has returned from boarding school-smart as a whip, feisty, and irredeemably unromantic-determined to throw over her education and join the "stern men"working the lobster boats. Gilbert utterly captures the American spirit through an unforgettable heroine who is destined for greatness-and love-despite herself in this the critically acclaimed debut.