Forced to leave school early, Tove embarks on a varied career in a series of low-paying, non-prestigious jobs. But she longs for more: poetry, love, the moment when life can finally begin in earnest. As Europe plunges into war, she has to overcome exploitative bosses, a Nazi mistress, and unwanted sexual encounters on her way to independence. Nevertheless, she tirelessly pursues her poetic calling until the miracle she has always dreamed of becomes a reality.
"Youth, the second book in The Copenhagen Trilogy, is a strikingly honest and engaging portrait of youth, full of sharp humor, vulnerability, and poetry.