The Reader Author: Bernhard Schlink
	Book Information Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Book Type: Hardcover Large Print: Yes Members Wishing: 0 Rating: 2 ISBN-13: 9780708940648 - ISBN-10: 0708940641 Publication Date: 3/16/1999 Pages: 240

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.


From the Trade Paperback edition.