David Ebershoff Books

Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and Oscar-winning Alicia Vikander 'An enthralling read' THE TIMES 'Heartbreaking and unforgettable, it is a complete triumph' BOSTON GLOBE 'Beautifully written. It is absolutely engrossing' SUNDAY EXPRESS Loosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change? It starts with a question, a simple favour asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. 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 in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires. The Danish Girl is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.

It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. Expelled and an outcast, Ann Eliza embarks on a crusade to end polygamy in the United States. A rich account of her family’s polygamous history is revealed, including how both she and her mother became plural wives. Yet soon after Ann Eliza’s story begins, a second exquisite narrative unfolds–a tale of murder involving a polygamist family in present-day Utah. Jordan Scott, a young man who was thrown out of his fundamentalist sect years earlier, must reenter the world that cast him aside in order to discover the truth behind his father’s death. And as Ann Eliza’s narrative intertwines with that of Jordan’s search, readers are pulled deeper into the mysteries of love, family, and faith.

Linda Stamp ist sechzehn Jahre alt, als ihr Vater aus Europa von der Front des Ersten Weltkriegs zurückkehrt. Begleitet wird er von Cal, einem verschlossenen jungen Mann, der fortan bei ihnen auf der kleinen Farm der Familie an der kalifornischen Pazifikküste bleibt. Und schon bei der ersten Begegnung weiß Linda, dass dieser geheimnisvolle Fremde ihr Leben grundlegend verändern wird. Cal ist ein unnahbarer Mann, der sich und seinem Glück oft selbst im Wege steht. Wie und warum, das versucht Jahre später der Grundstücksmakler Andrew Blackwood herauszufinden, als er dem rätselhaften Cal eines Tages auf dessen Anwesen begegnet. Und unversehens wird Blackwood hineingezogen in eine bewegte Familiengeschichte, die ihn nicht mehr loslässt ..