A lovely, sad, haunting look at two very different women in two very different eras, who suffer loss and must rely on their own inner strength in order to survive. I enjoyed The Girl You Left Behind very much, especially the effective use of dual timelines and the two main characters, Sophie and Liv. This book explores interesting questions about war and reparations, and presents a look at a period and place in history -- the German occupation of northern France during WWI -- that is probably not very well known or much discussed. I had not read anything by this author previously, but after reading The Girl You Left Behind, I'm very much looking forward to reading more by Jojo Moyes.