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 Sophies 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 Sophies portrait hangs in the home of Liv Halston a wedding gift from her young husband before he died. A chance encounter reveals the paintings true worth and its troubled history. A history that is about to resurface and turn Livs 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.

Praise for Jojo Moyes:

Destined to be the novel that friends press upon each other more than any other . . . Moyes does a majestic job of conjuring a cast of characters who are charismatic credible and utterly compelling Independent on Sunday

This truly beautiful story made us laugh smile and sob like a baby Closer

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for ten years before leaving to write full time. Her previous novels have all been critically acclaimed and include the Richard and Judy bestseller Me Before You The Last Letter from Your Lover Ship of Brides and Foreign Fruit.