Stern Men -- Elizabeth Gilbert

<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> <p/>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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Elizabeth Gilbert<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 03/01/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.56lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.66d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780143114697<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Elizabeth Gilbert</b> is the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Big Magic</i>, <i>Eat Pray Love</i>, and <i>The Signature of All Things</i>, <i> </i>as well as several other internationally bestselling books of fiction and nonfiction. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her latest novel, <i>City of Girls</i>, comes