Norwegian writer Erik Fosnes Hansen’s 2006 novel Løvekvinnen (The Lion Woman in English) tells the story of Eva Arctander, who suffers from hypertrichosis, a rare syndrome causing abnormal hair growth on the body. … “We discussed various possible methods, and I showed them samples of different hair types. …
Accordingly, was there a lion girl?
Based on an international bestseller by Erik Fosnes Hansen and set in the years 1912-1937, THE LION WOMAN tells the epic and beautiful story of Eva who is born with a body fully covered in hair. Despite the many challenges she is faced with due to her appearance, she manages to face and overcome them.