Babette in Retrospect and FAQ I

Was Babette's relationship with the Judge and Billie a polyamorous triad? Did Babette commit suicide? Wouldn't Babette's story be better told by someone less cis? Babette's house sounds super creepy, was it haunted? You share a lot of personal bodily details about Babette. Isn't that disrespectful? Was Babette aware the FBI surveilled her? What was Babette's relationship with the LGBTQ+ community? Did Babette speak German? Before the book came out, how was Babette viewed by the local trans community?

What is Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths, and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth?

A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an unorthodox Benedictine convent. The true story of trans pioneer who fiercely defied stereotypes and forged her own path through the world.
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