This was a case of the right book at the right time. I took it on our trip to Maine, and happen to start reading it in Rockland, which is where some of it is set. On two islands off the coast lobster fisherman are at war. The story unfolds through the eyes of Ruth, a precocious, sarcastic girl, who has grown up rough. The story is nothing mind blowing, but it’s the characters that will stay with me. The widowed neighbor with her passel of boys. The tender bachelor set on creating a museum. The subservient mother indentured to a wealthy family that rules the island in the summers. More than anything, and her determination, fearlessness and loneliness. Reading this, while exploring the coast and eating lobster rolls, made it all the more memorable.

“As humans, after all, we become what we seek. Dairy farming makes men steady and reliable and temperate; deer hunting makes men quiet and fast and sensitive; lobster fishing makes men suspicious and wily and ruthless.” ( )

I highly recommend this thoroughly researched, gently funny story. The main characters are well developed and despite their faults sympathetic. The story gives the reader an intimate view of the way of life on two lobster fishing islands near the coast of Maine.
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This is a big ol' NOPE! This book is a hot mess of stereotypes, sloppy writing, even sloppier dialogue with thin characters. Not Gilbert's best. ( )

I have not read "Eat, Pray, Love" so I had no expectations when I picked up this book. I was hooked immediately. It was Elizabeth Gilbert's quirky sense of humor that captivated me. I found the che characters and dialogue fresh and entrusting and many passages made me laugh out loud. It's been a while since I've enjoyed a book this much. All I heard about "Eat, Pray, Love" was that the "Pray" section was very slow. I now know that there doesn't have to be a lot of action for Gilbert to keep me engaged.
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Posto me je njena prva knjiga razocarala sa podozrenjem se citala ovu ali je na kraju prica bila dobra i citljiva.Govori se o dva ostrva izmedju kojih decenijama vlada sukob oko prava na izlov jastoga,o djevojci Rut koja je uspjela da pomiri sve i osnuje novu dinastiju. ( )