The Girl You Left Behind
The Girl You Left Behind
PENGUIN BOOKS
To Charles, as ever
PENGUIN BOOKS
Praise for
Me Before You
‘A heart-stopping read. Destined to be
the novel that friends press upon each other more than any other next year. Moyes does a
majestic job of conjuring a cast of characters who are charismatic, credible and utterly
compelling. Lou and Will are a couple who readers will take to their hearts as they did
One Day
’s Emma and Dex’
Independent on Sunday
‘Romantic, thought-provoking tear-jerker
that you won’t be able to put down’
Woman & Home
‘Funny, believable and heartbreaking,
this is sure to be the weepy of 2012. 5
*
’
Woman’s Own
‘A timeless love story, and Moyes’s
most emotional yet. This is a charming novel fizzing with quirky detail’
Red
‘This truly beautiful story made us
laugh, smile and sob like a baby – you simply have to read it.
5
*
’
Closer
‘Poignant and beautifully written, this
book will stay with you long after you’ve put it down.
5
*
’
Star Magazine
‘Compelling, moving and absorbing.
It’s also a real weepie’
Daily Express
‘A perceptive and moving tale’
Independent
‘Beautifully written’
Sun
‘Another powerful love story. A deftly
plotted narrative populated with likeable, engaging characters. A bittersweet story
about love, learning and letting go. It’s a tremendous read and I loved
it’
Daily Mail
‘Heartbreaking, soul-searching and
utterly compelling’
Easy Living
‘Keep the tissues close as Jojo Moyes
returns with
Me Before You
, a heartbreaking yet extremely uplifting
tale’
Good Housekeeping
‘Jojo Moyes has done it again with this
funny, touching tale that is impossible to put down. Make sure you have a box of tissues
to hand’
Candis
‘At last, a new Moyes novel – and
it’s a triumph. Her story of love blossoming in the most unlikely of ways packs
such an emotional punch, you’ll need a box of tissues’
Elle
‘Jojo Moyes’s poignantly romantic
tales have readers streaming their way through boxes of Kleenex.
Me Before You
is compelling reading. A profound, fundamental, thought-provoking conundrum lies at the
heart of the story, a huge moral dilemma, explored with great fictional
finesse’
Sunday Express
Reviews from online readers
‘What a gorgeous, glorious story, one
that ripped me to shreds by the end and made me gulp and wipe my eyes repeatedly with my
sleeve. I doubt I’ll ever forget it’
J. Earle ‘rainbowthetaste’
‘I loved, loved, loved this book. It had
me laughing out loud, then minutes later sobbing into my bathwater (I couldn’t put
it down, it went everywhere with me). Beautiful in every way. Ten sparkling stars from
me’
Kindledays
‘Oh. My. Goodness. Just finished this.
Sobbing – and I am not a wuss. Please read it’
J. Lord ‘Jan’
‘I laughed, I cried and I am pretty sure
that I felt every other emotion possible. I would give it six stars if I
could’
Mrs Julie Austin
‘A very modern love story that will make
the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. It has shot straight into my all-time top
five novels. Simply perfect’
Mrs N. M. Ridings ‘nicolamary’
‘I can’t remember the last time a
book made me sob. A few have made me cry but this made me sob to the point where I
couldn’t catch my breath. Packs such a powerful punch’
Nickers 27
‘This book blew me away. It made me laugh
and cry, and how I cried. Please read this book, it is amazing’
Ms Leona Coleman
‘I loved it more than anything I’ve
read for some years (and I read a lot!). I will struggle to find another book that draws
me in so completely’
Gill B
‘I have never felt the need to write a
review before. But after reading this book and crying more than I have ever cried in my
whole life I felt as though I should. I am an avid book reader and I have to say no
other book has captured me quite like this. I will remember and carry this story around
with me for a long, long time’
Romantic Book Lover
‘Quite simply, this is one of the best
books I have ever read’
Wicky
‘Such a magnificent book that words fail
me’
Hamster
‘Wow. I have laughed out loud over and
over but predict I may need the tissues in the next couple of nights. Moyes, where have
you been all my life?’
Aberdonian quine
‘I loved every minute of it! I feel
emotionally exhausted and keep going back to read parts of it again’
Tonie
‘A truly beautiful and thought-provoking
book. I balled my head off. I can honestly say I have never watched a film or read a
book that made me cry like this did’
Nadia
‘Read it in one go into the wee small
hours, laughed and cried. Woke up and read the last chapters again. And cried
again!’
Lolls Wales
‘One of the very few books that made me
laugh out loud just minutes before being moved to tears’
Helen P
‘I found this book touching, inspiring
and also a heartbreaking love story. I really can’t recommend this book enough,
it’s truly amazing:-)’
Joanne Louise
‘Truly the most thought-provoking and
memorable book I have read to date. If you want to read a book that will have you
laughing and crying all at the same time you MUST get this book!’
Steady
‘One of the most heart-wrenching and
endearing stories I have read in a long time. I blubbered my way through the second half
of this book, much to the alarm of my husband’
Kerrie
‘This book touches your soul, and when
you have finished reading it you will ache for it not to be over and you will try and
find a way to rationalize the ending in a way that doesn’t make you
weep’
Lizzie Bennett ‘Bookworm’
‘This book is addictive, it took all my
will power to go to work and stop reading’
Lola Jane
‘DO NOT READ THE LAST FEW CHAPTERS ON THE
BUS. It will leave you a snivelling wreck’
Ms Tracy Williams
‘I know it will have a lasting impact for
a long time to come, which is more than I could ask for from any book’
Neerav Vadera
‘Make sure you keep a big box of tissues
beside you. I just couldn’t put it down and stayed up all night. Great
book!’
LE
‘It made me laugh, cry and everything in
between’
Pipilove
‘I have never spilled tears on a book as
I did on this one. A must read’
Bon
‘I have never read a more moving or
compelling book in all of my life, and, believe me, I read a lot’
Bliz
‘I have rarely wept so much over a book.
Thank you for the laughs too, this will stay with me for a long time’
French Fran
‘I don’t think I’ve come
across a book that evoked so many emotions. I don’t often write reviews, but I
feel I have to tell everyone how wonderful this book is’
Marg ‘Margi’
‘Cried buckets reading it, and could not
put it down’
Mumzie
‘Amazing! Could not put it down. HIGHLY
recommended!’
Nearly 40
‘Best book I have ever read, I literally
couldn’t put this book down’
Donna
‘I have never read a book that has given
me such a range of emotions, to the point that I’m breaking my heart, with tears
spilling down my face’
Mrs T.J. Thomas
‘This book was brilliant! I haven’t
cried this much reading a book before’
Jardine
‘This ranks as one of the best books I
have ever read. I am bereft now that I’ve finished it’
Caldergirl
‘Moyes forces her readers to think and
feel every awful, beautiful, heart-rending and chest-constricting emotion. Sublime and
powerful’
Dee 18, Australia
‘All I can say is: read it. It will make
you think, laugh and cry, possibly all at the same time. I am glad I finished it in the
privacy of my own home and no one could see me crying my eyes out. Well done, Ms Moyes,
this was thoroughly believable and agonizingly real’
J. Starling
‘Could not put the book down, and being a
big butch steel worker it had me sobbing my eyes out’
B. Ingram ‘Bazza’
‘A truly remarkable book, Jojo Moyes
deserves an award for this’
Swifty
‘You may not want to read this on the
train, especially towards the end – unless you enjoy howling in public!’
Mr T. Anderson
‘The last fifty pages I almost
couldn’t read for tears streaming down my face’
Karen
‘OMIGOD, this book put me through the
wringer. I giggled, sighed and cried, such clever writing. What a book!’
HJ
‘Life-affirming, sad and
thought-provoking – it deserves to be right up there with
One Day
in
terms of its popularity’
Book Worm, Surrey
‘This book is an emotional rollercoaster!
You will laugh, cry and wish that you could put your whole life on pause while you read
it!’