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The Girl You Left Behind

ISBN 
9780718157845
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R275.00
Published 
November 2012
About the book: 

The Girl You Left Behind is a hauntingly romantic and utterly irresistible new weepy from Jojo Moyes, author of the Richard and Judy bestseller, Me Before You.

What happened to the girl you left behind?

France, 1916. Sophie Lefevre must keep her family safe whilst her adored husband Edouard fights at the front. When she is ordered to serve the German officers who descend on her hotel each evening, her home becomes riven by fierce tensions. And from the moment the new Kommandant sets eyes on Sophie's portrait - painted by Edouard - a dangerous obsession is born, which will lead Sophie to make a dark and terrible decision.

Almost a century later, and Sophie's portrait hangs in the home of Liv Halston, a wedding gift from her young husband before he died. A chance encounter reveals the painting's true worth, and its troubled history. A history that is about to resurface and turn Liv's life upside down all over again . . .

In The Girl You Left Behind two young women, separated by a century, are united in their determination to fight for what they love most - whatever the cost.

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About the Author

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and screenwriter. Her books include the bestsellers  Me Before You, After You  and  Still Me, The One Plus One, The Giver of Stars, Someone Else's Shoes,  and her short story collection  Paris for One and Other Stories.  Jojo's novels have been translated into forty-six languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries, and have sold over fifty-seven million copies worldwide.  Me Before You  has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. In 2023, Jojo joined BBC Maestro’s online platform of world-class experts with her course,  Writing Love Stories,  which is available now. Jojo lives in the UK.

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