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.

Registering this book for jeniwren who sent it to me in the name of HI77 who tagged me in the wishlist tag game.

The book is travelling as a surprise wishlist RABCK...enjoy! :)

Thank you so much!

This book was for me more about Greta than about Lili, and I liked that. I also appreciated the work put into it, the well documented trips and the attention to detail in descriptive passages. I was a bit disappointed to learn it was (only) loosely based on reality - I would have either preferred pure fiction or a fully biographical account. After reading a couple of other reviews, as well as bits of the true story, I think this is one of the very few cases where I will enjoy the movie more than the book.

Thank you so much for sharing this book with me :) Now let's see where it will travel next!