#177 in Romance
The Girl You Left Behind
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Girl You Left Behind” is an absorbing dual-timeline novel that binds two women, a century apart, to the same portrait. In 1916, with her husband Edouard at the front, Sophie catches the attention of the local Kommandant through the portrait Edouard painted of her; nearly a century later, it hangs in another woman’s home. Some readers find the modern heroine hard to like beside Sophie. It suits readers drawn to stories of wartime sacrifice.
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About the book
THE HEARTBREAKING NO. 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF ME BEFORE YOU 'A masterclass in storytelling that fans of Me Before You will adore' ELLE 'Quite simply one of the best books I've read' 5* READER REVIEW 'Wonderfully well-written and completely engrossing' DAILY MAIL 'Will make you laugh, cry and ignore everyone around you' 5* READER REVIEW _ France, 1916. While her adored husband Edouard fights on the front, all Sophie has of him is the beautiful portrait he painted for her. But when the picture catches the eye of the village Kommandant, he cannot keep away from its subject, and Sophie is forced to make a terrible decision . . . Almost a century later, 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. But will its troubled history turn Liv's life upside down all over again? _ 'Another heart-stoppingly brilliant novel from Jojo Moyes' Closer 'It will make you think long after you turn the final page' Daily Mail 'A truly beautiful book . . . will make you laugh, cry and ignore everyone around you as you won't be able to put it down!' 5* Reader Review 'Beware, once you pick up this book you will not be able to put it down!' 5* Reader Review
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 82 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Books | 8.0 | 6 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 76 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Girl You Left Behind?
It has 528 pages — longer than 77% of the ranked books in Romance.
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