The Reader

The ReaderFor 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 that she seems. Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realise that the person on the dock is Hanna. The woman he has loved is a

She made her so-called “waif” mark as a counterpoint in the 90s to then-dominant

including the private diaries of King George VI

Hockney argues

The cards in a player's grid make up their own personal marine ecosystem

" it hasn't aged a day

Chick Corea

and always in shimmering prose

a definitive photographic collection of her public and private life

Rita Marley and Hortense Ellis (with a guest appearance by her brother Alton)

and sextet settings performing his singular compositions including “‘Round About Midnight

Geoffrey Firmin

and inspiration from Wilco front man and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Tweedy