The Danish Girl
By David Ebershoff
(Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780140298482, 288pp.)
Publication Date: February 2001
Categories: Historical - General
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Description
Inspired by the true story of Danish painter Einar Wegener and his California-born wife, this portrait of a marriage begins with a favor asked of a husband by his wife. Her portrait model cancels, and she asks if he would slip into a pair of women's shoes and stockings so she can finish the painting on time. With that, a most passionate and unusual love story begins.











