The Girl You Left Behind

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The Girl You Left Behind

Auteur(s): Jojo Moyes

Narrateur(s): Clare Corbett, Penny Rawlins

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Look out for Jojo’s new book, Paris for One and Other Stories, available now.

Another New York Times bestseller by the author of Me Before You, After You, and One Plus One—a spellbinding story of two women united in their fight for what they love most.

Jojo Moyes’s word-of-mouth bestseller, Me Before You, catapulted her to wide critical acclaim and struck a chord with a wide range of readers everywhere. Now, with The Girl You Left Behind, Moyes returns with another irresistible heartbreaker—a breathtaking story of love, loss, and sacrifice told with her signature ability to capture our hearts.

Paris, 1916. Sophie Lefèvre must keep her family safe while her adored husband, Édouard, fights at the front. When their town falls to the Germans in the midst of World War I, Sophie is forced to serve them every evening at her hotel. From the moment the new Kommandant sets eyes on Sophie’s portrait—painted by her artist husband—a dangerous obsession is born, one that will lead Sophie to make a dark and terrible decision. Almost a century later, Sophie’s portrait hangs in the home of Liv Halston, a wedding gift from her young husband before his sudden death. After a chance encounter reveals the portrait’s true worth, a battle begins over its troubled history and Liv’s world is turned upside all over again.

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Ce que les critiques en disent

"Vibrant and gripping.”
—People Magazine (***)

"Jojo Moyes expertly weaves a bittersweet tale in this irresistible novel, taking careful interest in the dark corners that exist within great love stories, and the trickiness of simple happy endings. A-"
—Entertainment Weekly

“Moyes writes delicious plots, with characters so clearly imagined they leap off the pages in high-definition prose. . . . Clever plot turns make for a satisfying ending . . . Moyes brings fresh strokes to this story about the power of art and love to transcend what imprisons us. Romantics looking for a story set amid the politics of plundered art couldn't do much better than The Girl You Left Behind.”
—USA Today (3 1/2 stars)

"Jojo Moyes builds on her strengths in this moving and accomplished new novel. As she did in the best-selling Me Before You, she asks readers to think in fresh ways about a morally complex issue. . . . The Girl You Left Behind is strong, provocative, satisfying fiction."
—The Washington Post

"'In this moving paean to daring, determination and perspicacity, Moyes keeps the reader guessing down to the last hankie."
—Los Angeles Times

"Good storytelling."
—New York Daily News

"In her latest heart tugger, Jojo Moyes deftly weaves the story of newlyweds in WWI France with that of a young widow in today’s London."
—Parade

"Lovely and wry, Moyes’s newest is captivating and bittersweet."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Moyes (Me Before You) has created a riveting depiction of a wartime occupation that has mostly faded from memory. Liv and Sophie are so real in their faults, passion, and bravery that the reader is swept along right to the end. This one is hard to put down!"
—Library Journal (starred review)

"Moyes (Me Before You, 2012) writes with such clarity that one can almost see the eponymous 100-year-old painting at the center of her wonderful new novel. . . . an uncommonly good love story."
—Booklist

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Although they are woven together there are two distinct stories. Sophie's tale is at times hard to listen to because of the subject of occupation in WW1 and the narration I would give 3.5. However, as it is the foundation of the whole book it is necessary to really get this time in history and this courageous and kind soul, Sophie. Her passion for her husband and his for her, which is expressed in the painting "The girl you left behind" is a mirror of their love. It's Edouard's view of Sophie that captures the interest of the Kommandant and seems to become an obsession. I have read most of Jo Jo Moyes books and this seemed quite a different style for her.

Liv's story, set in modern times is much more to my liking. There is the English humour and pop culture references and quirky characters that I associate with Moyes. There is such a feeling of absolution for the characters of the earlier story as Liv shows her own courage and self belief that you become far more engaged with Sophie and her story and end up routing for both women. I really liked Liv and felt for her. The ending is very good and ties up most of the loose ends so the reader is not left wondering. I would give liv's story 4.5/5. I think the part I found very sad, which is echoed in both stories, is the condemnation of others on very little information, heresay, misinformation, greed and speculation. The unkindness that was shown so often in contrast to the compassion and humanity shown by Sophie and Liv help to anchor you to them. There is a lovely twist at the end of the book that will have you on the edge of your seat. Au revoir