From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Me Before You "and" After You‎,‎" a spellbinding love story of two women separated by a century but united in their determination to fight for what they love most‎.‎ Jojo Moyes s bestseller‎,‎ "Me Before You‎,‎" catapulted her to wide critical acclaim and has struck a chord with readers everywhere‎.‎ Hopelessly and hopefully romantic ‎(‎"Chicago Tribune"‎)‎‎,‎ Moyes returns with another irresistible heartbreaker that asks‎,‎ Whatever happened to the girl you left behind‎?‎ France‎,‎ 1916‎:‎ Artist Edouard Lefevre leaves his young wife‎,‎ Sophie‎,‎ to fight at the front‎.‎ When their small town falls to the Germans in the midst of World War I‎,‎ Edouard s portrait of Sophie draws the eye of the new Kommandant‎.‎ As the officer s dangerous obsession deepens‎,‎ Sophie will risk everything her family‎,‎ her reputation‎,‎ and her life to see her husband again‎.‎ Almost a century later‎,‎ Sophie s portrait is given to Liv Halston by her young husband shortly before his sudden death‎.‎ A chance encounter reveals the painting s true worth‎,‎ and a battle begins for who its legitimate owner is putting Liv s belief in what is right to the ultimate test‎.‎ Like Sarah Blake s "The Postmistress" and Tatiana de Rosnay s "Sarah s Key‎,‎" "The Girl You Left Behind" is a breathtaking story of love‎,‎ loss‎,‎ and sacrifice told with Moyes s signature ability to capture our hearts with every turn of the page‎.‎"