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.
Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny...
Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch Published: 05/13/2008
This remarkably fresh and charming best-seller took the WD by storm upon its publication. It has since earned two Booker Judges’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the “International Books of the Year and the Millennium&rdqu...
Beneath his controlled demeanor, attorney John O’Rourke is a man in turmoil. Since the death of his wife, he has been juggling the rigors of a controversial capital murder case and the demands of raising two children. As eleven-year-old
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Anita Shreve's hauntingly beautiful #1 bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection about tragedy, grief, betrayal, and the 'impossibility of knowing another person.'As a pilot's wife, Kathryn has learned to expect both intense exhilaration and long ...
Four lives knit together…There's a little shop on Blossom Street in Seattle called A Good Yarn. You go there to buy knitting supplies and patterns -- and now it's offering a knitting class. The first lesson: how to knit a baby blanket.For own...
Dean Koontz has surpassed his longtime reputation as “America’s most popular suspense novelist”(Rolling Stone) to become one of the most celebrated and successful writers of our time. Reviewers hail his boundless originality, his a...
Loyal. Beautiful. Professional. Impeccably organized. Potentially lethal. Sarah Stevens is a woman with many distinct qualities. First and foremost a butler par excellence, skilled at running large households smoothly and efficiently, she is also a ...
When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relinquishes her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral, but soon finds herself...
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AudiobooksNow review by Kristi on 2008-01-15 01:18:27
I'm not surprised that Oprah picked this book. I thought it was really moving. Such a quick read, too. I would highly recommend it.
AudiobooksNow review by Stacey on 2008-12-30 19:16:15
Don't get your hopes up over finding out what the even more dire secret is because it was kind of obvious from early in the book and it wasn't anything horrible.
The book was well-written but I found it somewhat boring.
AudiobooksNow review by Aida on 2009-04-26 12:41:14
When I read this book I thought it was a little perverse once the affair between a teenaged boy and older woman started, but the more I kept reading, I saw how beautifully innocent and moving their relationship became, this is a touching story, it may be boring for some but if you are into romance, I recommend
AudiobooksNow review by Sally on 2009-05-02 02:20:46
I couldn't put it down. When the package came, I flipped The Reader open to page 1, started to read, and finished the book at 2 a.m. Compelling! I guessed Hannah's secret early on, but still had to finish the book to see how it played out. I'm debating whether to see the movie, but probably will. I wish I saw more books as well written as this one.
