Looselyinspiredbyatruestory,thistenderportraitofmarriageasks:Whatdoyoudowhenthepersonyoulovehastochange?Itstartswithaquestion,asimplefavoraskedbyawifeofherhusbandwhilebotharepaintingintheirstudio,settingoffatransformationneithercananticipate.Unitingfactandfictionintoanoriginalromanticvision,TheDanishGirleloquentlyportraystheuniqueintimacythatdefineseverymarriageandtheremarkablestoryofLiliElbe,apioneerintransgenderhistory,andthewomantornbetweenloyaltytohermarriageandherownambitionsanddesires.TheDanishGirlslushproseandgenerousemotionalinsightmakeit,afterthelastpageisturned,adeeplymovingfirstnovelaboutoneofthemostpassionateandunusuallovestoriesofthe20thcentury.
