The Granddaughter
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The Granddaughter
The Granddaughter
From the no.1 international bestselling author of The Reader, a masterful new novel about German reunification
May, 1964. At a youth festival in East Berlin, an unlikely young couple fall in love. In the bright spring days, anything seems possible for them. It is only many years later, after her death, that Kaspar discovers the price his wife paid to get to him in West Berlin.
Shattered by grief, Kaspar sets off to uncover Birgit's secrets in the East. His search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis, and to a young girl who accepts him as her grandfather. Their worlds could not be more different, but he is determined to fight for her.
From the author of the no.1 international bestseller The Reader, The Granddaughter is a gripping novel that transports us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to contemporary Australia, asking what might be found when it seems like all is lost.
Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399614870
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Contributors:
- Translated by Charlotte Collins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 251g
Pages: 336
About the Author
BERNHARD SCHLINK was born in Germany in 1944. A professor emeritus of law at Humboldt University, Berlin, and Cardozo Law School, New York, he is the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Reader, which became an Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, and The Woman on the Stairs. His latest novel, Olga, was a no.1 international bestseller. He lives in Berlin and New York.
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