Strict men

"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