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Vibrant and gripping.
— People (***)
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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. A-
— Entertainment Weekly
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Moyes writes delicious plots, with characters so clearly imagined they leap off the pages in high-definition prose.
— USA Today (3 1/2 stars)
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Jojo Moyes builds on her strengths in this moving and accomplished new novel. As she did in the best-selling Me Before You, she asks readers to think in fresh ways about a morally complex issue. . . . The Girl You Left Behind is strong, provocative, satisfying fiction.—The Washington Post
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'In this moving paean to daring, determination and perspicacity, Moyes keeps the reader guessing down to the last hankie.
— Los Angeles Times
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Good storytelling.
— New York Daily News
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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
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Lovely and wry, Moyes’s newest is captivating and bittersweet.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Moyes (Me Before You) has created a riveting depiction of a wartime occupation that has mostly faded from memory. Liv and Sophie are so real in their faults, passion, and bravery that the reader is swept along right to the end. This one is hard to put down!
— Library Journal (starred review)
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Moyes (Me Before You, 2012) writes with such clarity that one can almost see the eponymous 100-year-old painting at the center of her wonderful new novel. . . . an uncommonly good love story.
— Booklist
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”Moyes is the queen of the classy
weepy, and this won’t disappoint. A master class in storytelling that fans of Me before You will adore.”
— Elle
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“Moyes does a majestic job of
conjuring a cast of characters who are charismatic, credible, and utterly
compelling.”
— Independent (London)
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“One Plus One equals one fine novel. With its ensemble cast of
skillfully crafted characters—from single-mom Jess Thomas to tortured goth teen
Nicky and gifted sister Tanzie to Ed Nicholls, technology millionaire—each
person’s story flows on its own, yet they all meld together into an uncommonly
good story about family, trust, and love…Bravo to Moyes for delivering toothsome characters in a story readers will truly care about.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“Moyes has a remarkable gift for creating
balanced, deep characters who struggle to find their own way. With
humor, and insight and an amazing ability to see how personal hitting
rock bottom can become, she has written an emotional, rich, and
satisfying novel.”
— Library Journal
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“Popular British author Moyes offers
another warmhearted, off-kilter romance, this one between a financially strapped
single mother and a geeky tech millionaire…A road-trip-from-hell romantic
comedy ensues.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“A funny story about an unlikely romance between two people with more than their share of family dysfunction.”
— RT Book Reviews