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The "wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing" (USA Today) from the #1 bestselling writerIn 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert's Stern Men debuted to phenomenal critical attention. Now, Penguin is publishing a new edition of Gilbert's wise and charming novel for the millions of readers who devoured Eat, Pray, Love and remain hungry for more. 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…

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Editions

15 editions · 5 languages
  • Ebook · English · 2010
    Bloomsbury Publishing · 9781408808672
  • Ebook · English · 2009
    Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101012710
  • Audiobook · English · 2009
    Penguin Audio · 1 pages · 9780143143345
  • Paperback · English · 2001
    Picador · 304 pages · 9780330351768
  • Other · English · 2009
    Penguin Publishing Group · 9780143114697
  • Other · English · 2009
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9780747598244
LiteratureTeenage girlsLobster fisheriesFictionIslandsLobster fishersSocial conditionsSocial life and customs