{"product_id":"east-of-the-mountains-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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656196231442,"sku":"9781400032655","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b6a3b63-62ef-4bd1-9a13-08f22568d0e5.jpg?v=1733386021","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/east-of-the-mountains-9781400032655","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}