East of the Mountains

East of the MountainsFrom 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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07/08/2003
ISBN: 9781400032655
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.65d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 30511 / East of the Mountains
Reading Level: 6.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 14