Synopses & Reviews
From the author of
Snow Falling on Cedars comes this bestselling novel about a dying man's final journey through a landscape that has always sustained him and provided him with hope and challenges.
When he discovers that he has terminal cancer, retired heart surgeon Ben Givens refuses to simply sit back and wait. Instead he takes his two beloved dogs and goes on a last hunt, determined to end his life on his own terms. But as the people he meets and the memories over which he lingers remind him of the mystery of life's endurance, his trek into the American West becomes much more than a final journey.
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"A strikingly joyful book and a monumental achievement." The Philadelphia Inquirer
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"The writing is wonderful throughout, the characters are vivid...heartfelt, engaging and well drawn." The Miami Herald
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"Profound and ambitious....Guterson depicts...moral and spiritual struggle with a clear-eyed intensity and intelligence that gives East of the Mountains its essential authority." Chicago Tribune
About the Author
David Guterson is the author of a collection of short stories, The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense; Snow Falling on Cedars, which won the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award, the Pacific Northwest Bookseller Association Award, and was an international bestseller; and the national bestseller East of the Mountains.