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"Hard Men" is the debut novel of Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the world bestsellers "Eat, Pray, Love", "The Nature of All Things" and "City of Girls".

For several generations, the residents of the two small islands have been feuding over the right to catch lobsters in shared waters. These lands have their own laws and traditions that are not subject to progress or the influence of modernity. Men earn a living, women take care of the house and economy. Each of the islanders has his own story, his own family problems. Someone dreams of escaping to the big land, and someone, like the main character, on the contrary, is drawn to their native island. Eighteen-year-old Ruth ignores her family's advice to move to the mainland and go to college. She dreams of continuing the work of her ancestors and fishing. In addition, she falls in love with a boy from an enemy island, and hoping for reconciliation between the two communities is futile. But Ruth in a special way chooses the right to be happy where her real home is, and establishes her own rules of the game in a world where everything has always been tailored according to strict male rules.