
The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
Insights from The Danish Girl
“Lili was the only thing he knew to be certain.”
Einar first put on the stockings just to help Gerda with a portrait. He didn't know a simple favor would change his entire skin.
“I've only ever loved you. I've only ever been you.”
Gerda stays by Lili even when her husband starts to vanish. It shows how much love can stretch before it finally snaps.
“I am a person who has lived two lives.”
Lili felt like she was a guest in her own body for years. Moving to Dresden was her first real chance to finally move in.
“Wait. Let me be.”
The way they handled the first surgery in 1930 is terrifying. It makes you realize how much people will risk just to breathe easy.
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- W&N
- ISBN
- 9781474601573
- Language
- EN