The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0375707972 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0375707972 Global Overview for this book
2 journalers for this copy...
review from amazon.com -
"Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover--then she inexplicably disappears. When Michael next sees her, he is a young law student, and she is on trial for a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers more shameful than murder."
"Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover--then she inexplicably disappears. When Michael next sees her, he is a young law student, and she is on trial for a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers more shameful than murder."
reserved for RABCK to Canada!
Journal Entry 3 by Yochat from Arnold's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada on Monday, April 18, 2005
Received book safe and sound. Thank you very much for your kindness. Will journal again once I've read it.
