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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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ben: Add a description of this character.
- Stackhouse
- Rachel
- Aidan
- Catherine
- Sanchez
- Robinson
- Christine Reilly
- Kevin
- Renee
- Emilio
- Dr. Peterson
- Dr. Williams
- Doris
- Wright Givens
- Tristan
- George
- Bill
- Jimmy Perez
- Bea
- Lastenpole
- Coleman
- Mrs. Emery
- Dole
- Steiner
- Parmenter
Setting & Locations edit
- Wenatchee
- Columbia
- Italy
- Seattle
- Winchester
- Malaga
- Manila
- Yakima
- Rock Island
- San Francisco
- Texas
- Spokane
First Sentence edit
On the night he had appointed his last among the living, Dr. Ben Givens did not dream, for his sleep was restless and visited by phantoms who guarded the portal to the world of dreams by speaking relentlessly of this world.
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Guterson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt Trade Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0151002290
Page Count: 279
Publisher: Harcourt Trade Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0151002290
Page Count: 279
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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