The Reader Eastern Philosophy it may prove the worst

it may prove the worst thing he could ever have done

The woman he had loved is a criminal

She escaped from a forced marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands

their family

The Reader Eastern Philosophy it may prove the worstFor 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 realize that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman he had loved is a criminal.