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From the author of Snow Falling on Cedars comes this bestselling novel about a dying mans 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 lifes endurance, his trek into the American West becomes much more than a final journey. Amazon.com Review David Guterson's first novel, Snow Falling on Cedars , was a true ensemble piece, in which even a high-stakes murder trial seemed like a judgment passed on the community at large. In his eloquent second novel, however, the author swings dramatically in the opposite direction. East of the Mountains is the tale of a solitary, 73-year-old Seattle widower. A retired heart surgeon, Ben Givens is an old hand at turning isolation to his advantage, both professionally and personally: "When everything human was erased from existence except that narrow antiseptic window t

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Author

Guterson, David

Publisher

Vintage

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780547539089

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Nature, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.56 / 5 (205 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13