'A thriller, a love story and 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, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair whi
ch 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 realize that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman he had loved is a cri
minal. Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense.
