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Not to be confused with East Mountain.

novel by David Guterson

East of the Mountains is a novel by American author David Guterson, first published in , and in paperback in His second full novel, it marks something of a change of pace from the taut courtroom drama of Snow Falling on Cedars (), being primarily focused on the chance actions and introspective musings of its protagonist over the course of a few days.

Synopsis

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Ben Givens is a year-old retired cardiothoracic surgeon and a widower, recently diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Still haunted by his experiences as a soldier in the war, and in mourning for Rachel, his late wife of some 50 years, Dr.

Givens's current life consists primarily of his family (a daughter and grandson), and occasional hunting trips. Although he hunted as a boy with his father and brother, he abandoned it after the war, only taking it up again upon Rachel's death (he still uses his father's old Winchester sh