de Hombres y Langostas / Stern Men

EN DOS remotas islas de la costa de Maine, los pescadores de langosta han luchado ferozmente durante generaciones por los derechos de pesca en el mar que los separa. La joven Ruth Thomas, nace en medio de estas disputas. A los dieciocho anos, convertida en una joven despierta, inteligente y poco romantica, Ruth regresa del internado decidida a dejar a un lado su educacion universitaria y unirse a los lobos de mar, con quienes trabajara en los barcos codo con codo, se endurecera, luchara para que el oficio de sus antepasados sobreviva... y encontrara el amor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The "wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing" (USA Today) from the #1 bestselling writer Look out for Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, on sale now In 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 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.