{"product_id":"9780375707971","title":"The Reader A novel - Schlink, Bernhard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Reader A novel\u003c\/u\u003e by Schlink, Bernhard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1999\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER •  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.\n\n\n\n\"A formally beautiful, disturbing and finally morally devastating novel.\" —Los Angeles Times\n\n\n\n\u003c\/b\u003eWhen 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.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1999","offers":[{"title":"The Reader A novel \/ Very Good","offer_id":55920411738404,"sku":"9780375707971VG","price":5.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_eea7b220-f4ff-4bf7-b6c2-10a7c4bfc4da.jpg?v=1785082736","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780375707971","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}