The Girl You Left Behind

A literary work of art Maryellen Did you ever get a gift that started out in a big box and you just kept opening smaller boxes within until you finally got to the real gift? This is what THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND makes me imagine. There are stories wrapped up like gifts between the covers of this book.The Germans have taken over the small town of St. Pèrrone in France. It is 1917. World War I. Sophie Lefèvre's beloved husband,. Cynthia Parten said Great start, disappointing ending. I made a mistake when I started reading this book. I made the mistake of starting on a Saturday morning. Before I knew it, half of my Saturday was gone because I finished it in a little over four hours. I have loved each of the Jojo Moyes books I have read previously and she does not disappoint. This was a tale of two women: Sophie, who was struggling during WWI with her husband at war and then nearly a hun. This story was a wonderful combination of every genre that I love; historical fiction, mystery, and romance The Girl You Left Behind was one of my book club's flight pick options for March and the first time I had a chance to read one of the flight picks. Since I have only read (and loved!) two other books by JoJo Moyes, I decided to check this one out. I'm so glad I did! I initially picked up this book without even reading a synopsis so I had no clue what was going to happen in the story. At first, it did take m

When their small town falls to the Germans in the midst of World War I, Edouard's portrait of Sophie draws the eye of the new Kommandant. Almost a century later, Sophie's portrait is given to Liv Halston by her young husband shortly before his sudden death. Like Sarah Blake's The Postmistress and Tatiana de Rosnay's Sarah's Key, The Girl You Left Behind is a breathtaking story of love, loss, and sacrifice told with Moyes's signature ability to capture our hearts.. From the New York Times best-selling author of Me Before You, a spellbinding love story of two women separated by a century but united in their determination to fight for what they love most France, 1916: Artist Edouard Lefevre leaves his young wife, Sophie, to fight at the front. As the officer's dangerous obsession deepens, Sophie will risk everything - her family, her reputation, and her life - to see her husband again. A chance encounter revea