#12, Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson

This is one of t hose books tht I have been tempted to read for several years, a copy having sat on our shelves seemingly forever. It is set in pre- and post WWII Washington on a small island near Seattle. The internment of the Japanese residents in WWII looms large in the story, but this is not one of those "We Americans are so racist and horrible we should all just shoot ourselves" books. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to all.