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Literary Mystery Historical fiction 1997

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Published in Spanish as Mientras Nieva Sobre Los Cedros

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Contemporary / British English It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder.

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What it is

A trial at the heart of the story · it stays with you

What happens in it

Courtroom drama Two timelines Small-town secrets

How it feels

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How it's told

Structure
Jumps in time
Who tells it
A narrator who knows it all

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like two stories that end up meeting
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

Maybe not if…

  • you prefer a story told in order

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