Hailed fo r its coiled eroticism a nd the mo r al claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a sto r y of love a nd secrets, ho r ro r a nd compassion, unfolding against the haunted la ndscape of postwar Germany. When he falls ill on his way home fr om 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, a nd she is on trial fo r a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers mo r e shameful than murder. أقرأ أقل