{"product_id":"east-of-the-mountains-isbn-9781400032655","title":"East of the Mountains","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the award-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSnow Falling on Cedars \u003c\/i\u003ecomes ”a strikingly joyful book and a monumental achievement” (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e) about a dying   man’s final journey through the American West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen 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.“A compassionate and masterful achievement.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e”A strikingly   joyful book and a monumental achievement.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e “In describing the world of a dying man, Guterson invokes the ultimate book of suffering–then, to his great credit, offers it here as a consolation rather than despair.” –\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The writing   is wonderful throughout, the characters are vivid…heartfelt, engaging and well drawn.”   —\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Profound and ambitious. . . . Guterson depicts . . . moral and   spiritual struggle with a clear-eyed intensity and intelligence that gives \u003ci\u003eEast of   the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e its essential authority.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e“The shape is elegant,   the tone is perfectly controlled, almost cool, and Guterson’s prose shines with [a]   taut polish. . . .[He] is a craftsman with a sense of literary history, one of the   most serious and accomplished young American writers.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Guterson possesses a remarkable gift for capturing people and places, etching them   into the reader’s mind.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book would be a challenge to   praise too highly. It resounds with clarity. It feels like home.” –\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego   Union-Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e“[Guterson] has produced a clean, unpretentious and expert piece of   work, filled with the immediate beauty of everyday life and the desolation of leaving   it behind.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Wonderfully written, tender toward its characters,   and full of incident and insight.” –\u003ci\u003eMen’s Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Guterson is the author of a collection of short stories, \u003cb\u003eThe Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense; Snow Falling on Cedars\u003c\/b\u003e, which won the 1995 PEN\/Faulkner Award, the Pacific Northwest Bookseller Association Award, and was an international bestseller; and the national bestseller \u003cb\u003eEast of the Mountains\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300543320293,"sku":"NP9781400032655","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781400032655.jpg?v=1767725810","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/east-of-the-mountains-isbn-9781400032655","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}