Copenhagen 1880s. Young Frederikke is engaged to a conservative priest, but her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Frederik. A member of social agitator Georg Brandes' radical circle, Frederik offers her a marriage built on equality and freedom. Overwhelmed and head over heels in love, Frederikke accepts his proposal, not knowing that it will cost her more than she can imagine. The Closed Book is based on Jette A. Kaarsbøl's international bestseller from 2003. The novel won Denmark's most prestigious literary prize, The Golden Laurels in 2004 and is today considered a modern classic.