The Reader - Bernhard Schlink the party queen

the party queen

and his encounters are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology

Rich with the magic and mystery of youth

he declares himself ‘collectively responsible

The Reader - Bernhard Schlink the party queenFor 15 year old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused. For Hanna is not all she seems. Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realise that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman he had loved is a criminal.