East of the Mountains by David Guterson

East of the Mountains by David Guterson

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the award-winning, bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars comes "a strikingly joyful book and a monumental achievement" (The Philadelphia Inquirer) about a dying man's final journey through the American West.

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.

David Guterson is the author of five novels: Snow Falling on Cedars, which won the PEN/Faulkner and American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Awards; East of the Mountains; Our Lady of the Forest, which was named a New York TimesNotable Book and a Los Angeles Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer Best Book of the Year; The Other; and Ed King. He's also the author of two nonfiction books, Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense and Descent: A Memoir of Madness, as well as a prior story collection, The Land Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; a poetry collection, Songs for a Summons; and a poetry collection, Songs for a Summons. He lives in Washington State and is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

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ISBN 13	9781400032655
ISBN 10	1400032652
Title	East of the Mountains
Author	David Guterson
Series	Vintage Contemporaries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2003-07-08
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.