In 2000, Elizabeth Gilberts Stern Men debuted to phenomenal critical attention. Now, Penguin
is publishing a new edition of Gilberts 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
schoolsmart as a whip, feisty, and irredeemably unromanticdetermined 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 greatnessand lovedespite herself.

Pilgrims (Short Stories)

Elizabeth Gilbert's short stories roam from Wyoming to New York City, from Minnesota to Texas.
With humor and dignity, Gilbert explores the revelations of diverse and memorable characters,
each pursuing a singular American pilgrimage. A tough East Coast girl dares a western cowboy to
run off into the Rocky Mountains with her. A family of Hungarian-immigrant magicians struggle
for redemption in Pittsburgh. A dying old woman contentedly surveys her lifetime of promiscuity.
On an impossible and tragic quest for honor, an ignorant laborer runs for president of his mafia-
controlled union.

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