Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You (Me Before You Trilogy, #1)

by Jojo Moyes

Discover the love story that captured 21 million hearts . . . The No. 1 bestselling international phenomenon and major film adaptation.

'One of the most memorable books of the last decade' Woman & Home

'A timeless love story' Red
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Will needed Lou as much as she needed him, but will her love be enough to save his life?

Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun teashop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.

What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.

Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that.

What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.

If you fell in love with Lou Clark, find out what she does next in After You and Still Me - out now!
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'You simply have to read it' Closer

'Magical and heartbreaking . . . Waterproof mascara essential' Marie Claire

'A triumph' Elle

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

5 of 5 stars

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Sorry, I have to sop up all these tears. My goodness! That was deep. I couldn't help but fall in love with the MCs. They both had different life challenges and hurdles to overcome, and I loved how both Lou and Will gained something by meeting each other. The story was emotional, but beautiful too. My heart was exploding towards the end. Seriously, I am getting misty just thinking about it.

I liked the way Moyes told the story. The bulk of the story is told from Lou's point of view, but we get a little peek at how she is evolving or reacting to the situation when we get another character's point of view. There are a lot of sad parts, but Moyes balances those sad parts with humor and happy parts. We get to experience a wide spectrum of emotions. This book also made me quite introspective. So many interesting opinions about life and living are raised during the story and these discussion made me quite thoughtful

I also appreciate the education I received. I never knew the full extent of the health issues quadriplegics faced. I appreciate Moyes giving me this information, in order for me to better understand our Hero's life.

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