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It is 1954 and Kabuo Myiamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro, off the north-west coast of America. The second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small community. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victim's death be discovered?
The trial begins -- The discovery -- The defence -- Ishmael Chambers -- After a death -- Japanese Americans -- The beach and the woods -- Etta Heine -- Transactions -- Kabuo Miyamoto -- Lies -- Pearl Harbour -- The prison camp -- Tarawa -- Suspicion and arrest -- Blood tests and murder weapons -- The wife of the deceased -- Out in the snow -- Ishmael's mother -- Hatsue Miyamoto's story -- Kabuo Miyamoto's story -- The end of the trial -- After the storm -- Ishmael's decicions-- The real story.
David Guterson ; retold by Christopher Tribble.
Originally published : Harlow : Longman, 1997.