The Danish Girl

This is a curiously touching take, told in lucid and sensitive style that shows great insight into an extraordinary predicament . . . an engrossing story of true love, suffering and sacrifice * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * The book is a sensuous treat, its symbolic visual imagery combining with mesmeric recreations of period and place . . . Einar and his wife are treated with sympathy, and a potentially sensational or bizarre subject is treated with dignity * ART NEWSPAPER * [An] affecting and graceful debut * NEW STATESMAN * Be enchanted by THE DANISH GIRL . . . elegant and sensitive writing * ELLE * Intriguing and captivating . . . a resonant fable about metamorphosis and the construction of identity. This admirable book deserves to find a wide readership * DAILY TELEGRAPH * Beautifully written. It is absolutely engrossing . . . [an] elegant, assured and intelligent tale; as a first noivel, it is astounding * SUNDAY EXPRESS * Heartbreaking and unforgettable, it is a complete triumph * Boston Globe * A first novel of startling refinement and beauty * Chicago Tribune * The intelligence and tactfulness of his exploration of [love] makes his novel a noteworthy event * NEW YORK TIMES * A beautifully written novel . . . elegant, assured and intelligent * DAILY EXPRESS * An enthralling read * THE TIMES * This is a curiously touching tale, told in a lucid and sensitive style * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *