'A stunning book, perfect and unputdownable.' Jill Mansell 'An epic love story.' Prima Magazine 'A one-sitting kind of book. Fans of One Day by David Nicholls will love this.' Stylist Magazine 'Your new tearjerker has arrived: Fans of Me Before You and One Day will love/weep over this elegant novel.' New York Post 'Emotional and heartbreaking. I predict a global tissue shortage. The Light We Lost will definitely join the ranks of books that make you weep.' Sarah Morgan, bestselling author of Miracle on 5th Avenue 'One Day meets Me Before You meets your weekender bag.' The Skimm 'Stunning' Liz Fenwick, author of Under a Cornish Sky 'An affecting and beautifully-written story about love and missed chances, and how global events can change the course of a single person's life.' Julie Cohen, author of Together 'A heart-wrenching love story... impossible for the reader to put the damned book down!' Irish Independent

Jill Santopolo received an MFA in fiction writing, is the author of three successful children's and young-adult series, and works as the editorial director of Philomel Books. An adjunct professor in The New School's MFA program, she travels the world to speak about writing and storytelling. You can visit her online at www.jillsantopolo.com or follow her on Twitter at @jillsantopolo. She lives in New York City.