Stern Men

The wonderful first novel about life love and lobster fishing (USA Today) from the #1 bestselling author of Eat Pray Love Big Magic and City of Girls. 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 menworking 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.