Childhood, Youth, Dependency Av Tove Ditlevsen

<p><b>''Utterly, agonisingly compulsive ... a masterpiece'' Liz Jensen, <i>Guardian</i><br></b><br>Following one woman''s journey from a troubled girlhood in working-class Copenhagen through her struggle to live on her own terms, <i>The Copenhagen Trilogy</i> 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.<br><br>''Sharp, tough and tender ... wrenching sadness and pitch-black comedy ... Ditlevsen can pivot from hilarity to heartbreak in a trice'' Boyd Tonkin <i>Spectator<br></i><br>''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''<i> Observer</i><br><br>''The best books I have read this year. These volumes slip in like a stilet