This one is hard to put down!' - Library Journal (starred review) Liv and Sophie are so real in their faults, passion, and bravery that the reader is swept along right to the end. 'Moyes ( Me Before You ) has created a riveting depiction of a wartime occupation that has mostly faded from memory. 'Lovely and wry, Moyes's newest is captivating and bittersweet.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) '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 'Good storytelling.' - New York Daily News ''In this moving paean to daring, determination and perspicacity, Moyes keeps the reader guessing down to the last hankie.' - Los Angeles Times The Girl You Left Behind is strong, provocative, satisfying fiction.

As she did in the best-selling Me Before You, she asks readers to think in fresh ways about a morally complex issue. 'Jojo Moyes builds on her strengths in this moving and accomplished new novel. 'Moyes writes delicious plots, with characters so clearly imagined they leap off the pages in high-definition prose.' - USA Today (3 1/2 stars) It's exactly that quality that makes this offbeat journey so satisfying, and Moyes's irrepressible flaws-and-all characters so memorable.'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. 'You just have to keep faith.' There's never anything predictable about stubbornly optimistic and protective Jess and her oddball kids, or the distracted Ed and his disjointed work-family relationships. 'Good things happen to good people,' Jess insists.

With side trips to visit Ed's dying father and Jess's now-estranged husband, the travelers learn to reconcile with pasts they can't change and futures they're afraid to imagine. Along with Jess's Goth stepson, Nicky, who is Marty's son, and the slobbering family dog, Norman, the misfits cram into Ed's car for an alternately hilarious and heartbreaking adventure. If Tanzie wins, the prize will be enough to pay for her to attend a top-notch school. Jess, barely able to make ends meet as a house cleaner after her husband, Marty, walks out, enlists the help of rich client Ed to drive her math-genius daughter Tanzie to a competition. Bestselling British author Moyes (Me Before You) blends a sobering commentary on the widening gap between haves and have-nots into this quirky tale of lopsided families finding the courage to love.

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