'Utterly; agonisingly compulsive ... a masterpiece' Liz Jensen; Guardian Following one woman's journey from a troubled girlhood in working-class Copenhagen through her struggle to live on her own terms; The Copenhagen Trilogy is a searingly honest; utterly immersive portrayal of love; friendship; art; ambition and the terrible lure of addiction; from one of Denmark's most celebrated twentieth-century writers. 'Sharp; tough and tender ... wrenching sadness and pitch-black comedy ... Ditlevsen can pivot from hilarity to heartbreak in a trice' Boyd Tonkin Spectator 'Astonishing; honest; entirely revealing and; in the end; devastating. Ditlevsen's trilogy is remarkable not only for its honesty and lyricism; these are books that journey deep into the darkest reaches of human experience and return; fatally wounded; but still eloquent' Observer 'The best books I have read this year. These volumes slip in like a stiletto and do their work once inside. Thrilling' New Statesman