Me Before You
By Jojo Moyes
I'm not sure what the title means; I'd be more likely to switch around the subjects and call it You Before Me. I read this book by flashlight during a winter storm when we lost power; I couldn't put it down.
This is a heartwarming novel about a young woman with very low expectations and few hopes or dreams. Louisa lives at home with her parents, but needs a job when her place of employment, a small cafe, closes. She applies to be a caregiver for a young quadriplegic who can't accept the limitations that robbed him of his active successful life as a London businessman. Will had it all: good looks, wealth, a great career - until he is run over on a busy London street. Louisa is a homebody and, even though she is inexperienced as a caregiver, she tunes into Will's needs, and over time, becomes a devoted and caring friend. She is devastated to learn what his future holds. While she is not the one who was injured, it is her life that is most affected by their relationship. Good story for discussion.
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