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Violence
Some
Moderate
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romance
Substance Use
None
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate
What this book is about
In 1916, Sophie Lefevre must negotiate with a German kommandant occupying her village to protect a portrait her husband painted of her. In the present, Liv receives that same portrait as a gift — then discovers its contested history. Moyes's most ambitious dual-timeline novel.
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WWI occupation setting with threat of violence and coercion
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