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- Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the heroic story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires.
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The surgeries are successful, and Lili returns to Copenhagen with Greta. The two women are divorced but still live with one another. Greta thinks she needs to stay to take care of Lili, but Lili reunites with Henrik and wants to marry him. When Henrik proposes, Lili finally tells Greta that she wants to leave with Henrik and go to the United ...
Feb 1, 2000 · by Harper Lee. Ebershoff, executive editor at Random House, tells the story of a man who gets turned into a woman: a leisurely and old-fashioned first novel that will doubtless be riveting to many; others may find it a grandiose canvas for what it actually offers.
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Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the heroic story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires.
INTRODUCTION. On a gray April day in Dresden a few years ago, I climbed the forty-one steps to the Brühlsche Terrace to have a look at the view. The river Elbe was running dark and fast, and the city, a ghost of its former self, sat sternly beneath a sky sagging with a late snow.
- David Ebershoff
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Mar 24, 2017 · Book synopsis: On a cool afternoon at the Widow House, Greta Wegener asks her husband Einar for a small favour. Her friend Anna who sits for her paintings has cancelled again, and Greta prods Einar to try on a dress and sit in Anna’s place instead.
Marriage. Greta is a strong, independent woman at a time when women were expected to marry to find a purpose in their life. Greta’s first marriage ends tragically, and she decides to live life on her own terms. She takes the lead in her marriage to Einar. Her strong personality attracts Einar and makes him feel compelled to do what she wants.
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...
