Juli's Pick
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink
PT 2680 L54 V6713 1997
Set in post-war Germany, "The Reader" takes us through the relationship of Michael and Hanna in three different parts. They meet innocently when Michael is a teenager and Hannah is nearly twice his age. Unexpectedly, their relationship develops into one of sensuality and enlightenment for both. Manhy years after their relationship ends, Michael learns much more about Hanna than she ever dared to reveal when they were together. Her secret exposes her dark history and sheds light on the woman Michael loved and lost while leaving the reader pondering many moral dilemmas associated with a multi-generation romance, WWII Germany, regret, and redemption.
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