Review of snow falling on ceda
Review of snow falling on cedaSnow Falling On Cedars
During the dark days of World War II, our government made a decision, based on prejudice and fear, to intern Japanese Americans. These interment camps were largely based in the Northwest. Hardworking citizens were forcibly taken from their jobs and homes and held against their will. It is a part of our history that we are now ashamed of and rightfully so. I did not study this disgraceful episode as a high school student in the late sixties. My first encounter with this subject came through the reading of the marvelous novel Snow Falling On Ceders by Jose Garica.
I cannot recall reading a story with so much grace and dignity. Set on San Pedro Island north of Puget Sound, The plot actually begins with a murder. On its' simplest level, this is a murder mystery with all the intrigue and drama of a courtroom thriller. An established and populsr member of this small fishing and farming community is found...
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