Honeymoon in Paris is the Prequel to The Girl You Left Behind, which was included at the end of my book. I thought I would make a few comments, even though it was only around 60 pages in length. It was an interesting perspective on each of their early marriages, which held true to their personalities. I again liked Sophie's story, or is it simply Sophie, better! I liked how fierce and passionate she was! I loved how she caused a bar fight by demanding payment on behalf of her husband, and then asked Edouard if he was ready to eat dinner once she got the money. I loved how she showed respect to a "woman of the night" because Edouard liked her. To give Liv some credit, I guess she demonstrated a fierceness and passion in her own way by not accepting her husband's workaholic ways on their honeymoon.
One thing I forgot to mention when I posted my thoughts on The Girl You Left Behind was that I liked how the two stories, the two women, mirrored each other and how much Liv and David, and Liv and Paul were affected by Sophie and Edouard's life and choices. I thought it was interesting that another of Edouard's paintings was brought into the Prequel, but I was left wondering why Liv and David didn't recognize Sophie from one painting to the other since she was the model for both...??
Anyway, I didn't "need" the Prequel, but I certainly didn't mind prolonging the lives of these characters!
Wendy's Rating: ****
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