An exceptionally powerful novel exploring the themes of betrayal guilt & memory against the background of the Holocaust An international bestseller For 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 & before long they embark on a passionate clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric & confused For Hanna is not all she seems Years later as a law student observing a trial in Germany Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna The woman he had loved is a criminal Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense But then suddenly & terribly it does
- Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret'A tender horrifying novel that shows blazingly well how the Holocaust should be dealt with in fiction A thriller a love story & a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' INDEPENDENT
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'A thriller a love story & a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' Independent on Saturday For 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 & before long they embark on a passionate clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric & confused For Hanna is not all she seems Years later as a law student observing a trial in Germany Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna The woman he had loved is a criminal Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense But then suddenly & terribly it does
- Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret
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For fifteen-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 & before long they embark on a passionate clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric & confused For Hanna is not all she seems Years later as a law student observing a trial in Germany Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna The woman he had loved is a criminal Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense But then suddenly & terribly it does
- Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime she is also desperately concealing another deep secret
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The Reader opens in WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill & is helped home by Hanna a stranger twice his age Michael recovers from scarlet fever & seeks out Hanna to thank her The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to & their physical relationship deepens Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from & The Odessey& & Huck Finn& & & The Lady With The Little Dog& Despite their intense bond Hanna mysteriously disappears one day & Michael is left confused & heartbroken Eight years later while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life
- this time as a defendant in the courtroom As Hanna&s past is revealed Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives The Reader is a haunting story about truth & reconciliation about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another Actors Ralph Fiennes Jeanette Hain David Kross Kate Winslet Susanne Lothar Alissa Wilms Florian Bartholomäi Friederike Becht Matthias Habich Frieder Venus Marie-Anne Fliegel Hendrik Arnst Rainer Sellien Torsten Michaelis & Moritz Grove Director Stephen Daldry Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Languages English Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 4 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Post-WWII Germany Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial ...

An international bestseller from French author Jean-Paul Didierlaurent The Reader on the 627 is ready to take you on a journey Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates he has but one pleasure in life Sitting on the 627 train each day Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine But it is when he discovers the diary of a lonely young woman Julie
- a woman who feels as lost in the world as he does
- that his journey will truly begin The Reader on the 627 is a tale bursting with larger-than-life characters each of whom touches Guylain's life for the better For fans of Amelie & Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore this captivating novel is a warm funny fable about literature's power to uplift even the most downtrodden of lives

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&A thriller a love story & a deeply moving examination of a German conscience& Independent on Saturday For 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 & before long they embark on a passionate clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric & confused For Hanna is not all she seems Years later as a law student observing a trial in Germany Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna The woman he had loved is a criminal Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense But then suddenly & terribly it does
- Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret
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A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick New York Times Bestseller Sara has never left Sweden but at the age of 28 she decides it's time She cashes in her savings packs a suitcase full of books & sets off for Broken Wheel Iowa a town where she knows nobody Sara quickly realises that Broken Wheel is in desperate need of some adventure a dose of self-help & perhaps a little romance too In short this is a town in need of a bookshop With a little help from the locals Sara sets up Broken Wheel's first bookstore The shop might be a little quirky but then again so is Sara & as Broken Wheel's story begins to take shape there are some surprises in store for Sara too ' The perfect summer read' Stylist ...

The Sunday Times Number One bestseller A New Year A New Page A New Reading Group Five women meet for their first reading group little realising this social gathering over books & glasses of wine might see them share more than literary debate & will in fact take each of them to places they'd never imagined Harriet & Nicole are the ringleaders best friends who can't quite admit
- to themselves or one other
- they might be trapped in loveless marriages While Polly a determined single mum finds herself tipped off course by an unexpected proposal Susan usually so carefree & happy is forced to face a shattering reality & Clare quiet & mysterious plainly has more on her mind than next week's book choice Over the coming year their worlds will intertwine in delightful unexpected & surprising ways Stories will be re-written as dreams are made & broken but through it all they'll have the Reading Group with friendship tears & laughter featuring in every chapter of their lives

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' Brims with laughs love family & friendship You will love this heartwarming read!' Trisha Ashley Sunday Times bestselling author Meet the Reading Group Grace Anne-Marie Kate Jojo & Serena as different as can be but who you can count on in good times & bad No topic is off-limits books family love & loss & don't forget the glass of red! Each month they meet in Serena's beautiful cliff-top cottage to discuss a good book
- & their lives which are sometimes stranger than fiction! Between new loves & old flames cheating husbands & wayward children there's always a surprise around the corner A laugh-out-loud tale of friendship loyalty & love Perfect for fans of Jo Thomas & Lucy Diamond
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