Book summaryA widowed surgeon with a terminal illness takes a trip through the American West, intending to end his life. Instead, he finds himself, improbably, in the midst of a full-fledged identity crisis. Media reviews"The many admirers of Guterson's 'Snow Falling on Cedars' won't be disappointed by this affecting, often superbly lyrical account....Thinly imagined but quite beautifully written..." |
East of the Mountainsby Guterson, DavidFirst Edition
Book desription: NY: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1999. NY: Harcourt Brace [1999]. First Edition. Fine/Fine.The author's second novel.ISBN 0151002290. 279 pp. Ben Givens, recently widowed, is a retired heart surgeon, once admired for his steadiness of hand, his precision, his endurance. He has terminal colon cancer. While Ben does not readily accept defeat, he is determined to avoid suffering rather than engage it. And so, accompanied by his two hunting dogs, he sets out through the mythic American West. On his journey he meets a young couple, a drifter, a veterinarian, a rancher, and a migrant worker. ISBN: 0151002290. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SEATTLE WASH FICTION WASHINGTON STATE PSYCHOLOGICAL.
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