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The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Goodreads.com Synopsis:
What happened to the girl you left behind?
In 1916, French artist Edouard Lefevre leaves his wife Sophie to fight at the Front. When her town falls into German hands, his portrait of Sophie stirs the heart of the local Kommandant and causes her to risk everything – her family, reputation and life – in the hope of seeing her true love one last time.
Nearly a century later and Sophie’s portrait is given to Liv by her young husband shortly before his sudden death. Its beauty speaks of their short life together, but when the painting’s dark and passion-torn history is revealed, Liv discovers that the first spark of love she has felt since she lost him is threatened…
In The Girl You Left Behind two young women, separated by a century, are united in their determination to fight for the thing they love most – whatever the cost.
My Review:
5 out of 5 stars. Such a beautifully written story about a very dark period of time. Moyes had passion thrumming through the entire story and each character. Centered around a painting, 2 women’s stories are woven through time and history. Highly recommend!
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I love period pieces and I love the fact that the painting ties generations together. I am always looking for a new read so I will be adding thing to my list.
I will have to look into this one! I have been looking for a new book to buy:)
I loved Me Before You so am anxious to read this one!
I’m so glad to read your review, Taylor. I finished Jojo’s latest book, Me Before You and absolutely loved it. Thanks for this recommendation!
This was my first Moyes book and I LOVED it! The writing, characters and history all worked together to create a wonderfully rich novel. So glad i finally read one of her books!