The Danish Girl: The Sunday Times bestseller and Oscar-winning movie starring Alicia Vikander and Eddie Redmayne
May 2015 · Hachette UK
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Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and Oscar-winning Alicia Vikander
'An enthralling read' THE TIMES
'Heartbreaking and unforgettable, it is a complete triumph' BOSTON GLOBE
'Beautifully written. It is absolutely engrossing' SUNDAY EXPRESS
Loosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change?
It starts with a question, a simple favour asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires.
The Danish Girl is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.
'An enthralling read' THE TIMES
'Heartbreaking and unforgettable, it is a complete triumph' BOSTON GLOBE
'Beautifully written. It is absolutely engrossing' SUNDAY EXPRESS
Loosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change?
It starts with a question, a simple favour asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires.
The Danish Girl is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.
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24 reviews
Danielle Gaffney
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June 29, 2016
just finished reading it today whilst lying by the pool. I honestly couldn't put it down. at times I honestly just wanted to cry and hug enair/lili. Eddie redmayne portrait the character fabulously.
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Francesca B
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October 22, 2015
Best book ever very emotional👍👍
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phoebe Thompson
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January 6, 2016
I'm sure they'll win a lot of awards
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About the author
David Ebershoff is the author of THE ROSE CITY, PASADENA, THE 19TH WIFE and THE DANISH GIRL, which has been made into a film starring Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne and directed by the Academy Award-winning director of THE KING'S SPEECH, Tom Hooper. His books have been translated into twenty languages and honoured by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Lambda Literary Foundation and the American Library Association. He has taught writing at Princeton, NYU and Columbia, and was Vice President and Executive Editor at Random House for many years.
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