Me Before You

By Jojo Moyes

Book #1 in the Me Before You Trilogy series

An ordinary girl challenges a man's will to live, risking her heart in the process.

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369 pages· 121,483 words· Est. 11.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Louisa Clark's mundane life takes a turn when she becomes the caregiver for Will Traynor, a once-adventurous man now confined to a wheelchair. As she battles his acerbic moods, Louisa discovers Will's drastic plans for his future. Determined to change his mind, she embarks on a mission to prove that life is still worth living. But as their bond deepens, Louisa faces a heart-wrenching dilemma: can she make him happy without breaking her own heart? Dive into this poignant tale of love, sacrifice, and the unexpected paths life can take.

From the publisher

USA Today’s top 100 books to read while stuck at home social distancing From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . . Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life–steady boyfriend, close family–who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life–big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel–and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy–but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common–a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

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