The Girl You Left Behind - Book Club November 2012

Jojo Moyes writes timeless and unconventional love stories. Her most recent book, Me Before You, was an international bestseller. Her new novel, The Girl You Left Behind is the story of two women separated by a century, united in their determination to fight for what they love most whatever the cost.

France, 1916. Sophie Lefevre must keep her family safe while 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 tension.

And from the moment the new Kommandant sets eyes on Sophie's 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 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, and its troubled history. A history that is about to resurface and turn Liv's life upside down all over again...

Sadly all the copies we had to giveaway are now gone, but you can still get a paperback.

Jojo joined us for a live webchat on 11 December. Read the thread here.