Two strangers, one missed flight, and a year of firsts without him. Casey Cassidy is left facing a year of firsts without him, but a friend offers her a home in rural France. The Life You Left Behind is a powerful, emotional, and life-affirming story of love and hope. Readers have praised the writing, highlighting beautiful passages and the book's ability to touch their hearts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 360 pages
Publication date: 23 February 2022
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd

Two strangers. One missed flight. It only takes a moment to change a life. One year ago, Casey Cassidy was happy. She had great friends, a wonderful teaching job, and a busy life – until, with one missed flight, everything changes. One year later, Casey knows what it means to find that once-in-a-lifetime love people dream of. But when Ben leaves, her heart is shattered. Left facing a year of firsts without him, piecing her life back together seems impossible. But then a friend offers her a home in rural France. In the solitude and emptiness, Casey needs to come to terms with what's happened and find a way to move forward. She has no idea where that will take her one year later...

The Life You Left Behind

A breathtaking story of love, loss, and happiness from the Sunday Times bestselling author Debbie Howells

Two strangers. One missed flight. It only takes a moment to change a life.

One year ago, Casey Cassidy was happy. She had great friends, a wonderful teaching job, and a busy life – until, with one missed flight, everything changes.

One year later, Casey knows what it means to find that once-in-a-lifetime love people dream of. But when Ben leaves, her heart is shattered. Left facing a year of firsts without him, piecing her life back together seems impossible. But then a friend offers her a home in rural France.

In the solitude and emptiness, Casey needs to come to terms with what's happened and find a way to move forward. She has no idea where that will take her one year later...

A Gorgeous and Emotional Read That Will Pull on Your Heart Strings

Ideal for fans of Jill Mansell, Lucy Diamond, and Jojo Moyes.

What Readers Are Saying About The Life You Left Behind: A powerful, emotional, and life-affirming story of love and hope - Rachael Lucas The writing was INCREDIBLE! I've never highlighted so many sections of a book before, but there were just so many beautifully written passages that I knew I had to save to come back to - treatyoshelves Still crying. I do not think any other book touched me so much - itsallaboutbooksandmacarons I really loved this book. It's one I'll never forget - coffee.break.book.reviews That was absolutely beautiful. Heart-breaking but beautiful - mrsbookburnee This book was gentle as well as powerful - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Reader Review Oh my what a beautiful book. So poignant and so true - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Reader Review Debbie Howells is a go-to author for me. I don't need to read the blurb, I just need to read the book.

Weight: 302g
Dimension: 180 x 197 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804150344