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Stern Men

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Elizabeth Gilbert

By Elizabeth Gilbert

By Elizabeth Gilbert

By Elizabeth Gilbert

By Elizabeth Gilbert
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By Elizabeth Gilbert
Read by Allyson Ryan

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Paperback $17.00

Feb 24, 2009 | ISBN 9780143114697

Ebook $9.99

Feb 24, 2009 | ISBN 9781101014875

Audiobook Download $22.50

Feb 24, 2009 | 678 Minutes

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    About 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 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.

    About 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 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.

    About Stern Men

    The “wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing” (USA Today) from the #1 bestselling writer, 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 as a whip, feisty, and irredeemably unromantic–determined to throw over her education and join the men working the lobster boats. Gilbert utterly captures the American spirit through an unforgettable heroine who is destined for greatness–and love–despite herself.

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    Also by Elizabeth Gilbert

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    See all books by Elizabeth Gilbert

    Also by Elizabeth Gilbert

    City of Girls
    Big Magic
    The Signature of All Things
    Committed
    Pilgrims
    See all books by Elizabeth Gilbert

    Also by Elizabeth Gilbert

    City of Girls
    Big Magic
    The Signature of All Things
    Committed
    Pilgrims
    See all books by Elizabeth Gilbert

    About Elizabeth Gilbert

    Elizabeth Gilbert is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels City of Girls, The Signature of All Things, and Stern Men; the story collection Pilgrims; and the nonfiction books Big Magic, Eat Pray Love, Committed, and The… More about Elizabeth Gilbert

    About Elizabeth Gilbert

    Elizabeth Gilbert is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels City of Girls, The Signature of All Things, and Stern Men; the story collection Pilgrims; and the nonfiction books Big Magic, Eat Pray Love, Committed, and The… More about Elizabeth Gilbert

    About Elizabeth Gilbert

    Elizabeth Gilbert is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels City of Girls, The Signature of All Things, and Stern Men; the story collection Pilgrims; and the nonfiction books Big Magic, Eat Pray Love, Committed, and The… More about Elizabeth Gilbert

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Feb 24, 2009 | 320 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780143114697

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Feb 24, 2009 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9781101014875

    Category: Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Feb 24, 2009 | 678 Minutes | ISBN 9781101152195

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    “[Stern Men] flashes with welcome brilliance.”
    –The New York Times

    “Howlingly funny.”
    –San Francisco Chronicle

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