by David Guterson (Author)
In 1954, a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries - memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbours watched.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: 21st birthday celebratory ed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02 Jan 2007
ISBN 10: 0747590044
ISBN 13: 9780747590040
Book Overview: Over one million copies sold Published as part of the Bloomsbury 21st Birthday Celebrations Includes reading group guide Winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award