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Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson, is a truthful tale about a post World War II trial in which a Japanese-American fisherman, the first American citizen in his lineage, is accused of killing a well known American fisherman. The accused is Kabuo Miyomoto; ....

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.... close-knit friendship is shattered by their families' disagreement. They both become fishermen. Along with the Kabuo/Carl tension and subsequent trial is another relationship filled with stress: that of Kabuo's wife Hatsue and her high school sweetheart, now local reporter Ishmael Chambers. He cannot get over the loss of their relationship that ended when Hatsue was sent to a relocation camp. All of these conflicts are interwoven with the trial that rocks a small town. The charges against Kabuo are eventually dropped when Ishmael, trying to ensure his love's happiness, brings new evidence to light. The author does a excellent job of writing ....