I’ve seen so many favorable reviews for Me Before You (2013) by Jojo Moyes that I was compelled to pick it up. I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but it was worth reading: a thoughtful, sweet, and sad story about two people coming together and improving each others’ lives.
Louisa Clark is stuck in a rut. She’s in her mid-twenties, lives with her parents, and has worked in a cafe for the past six years. Her boyfriend is obsessed with exercise and has very little in common with Louisa. When the cafe is closed down and Louisa loses her job, she’s forced out of her comfort zone. Job options are scarce, so Louisa reluctantly accepts a temporary job as a caregiver for a quadriplegic.
Will Traynor is the opposite of Louisa. He’s powerful, competitive, rich, and adventurous. Or he was. Until the accident. Now he’s sullen and depressed, stuck in a wheelchair at his parent’s house and living through discomfort and frustration.
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