Me Before You
by Moyes, Jojo
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Me Before You is the first book in the Me Before You series by award-winning British author, Jojo Moyes. Louisa Clark's café wages are much relied-upon: her mum, Josie is the stay-at-home carer for Granddad; all of her sister Katrina's pay goes to bringing up her own young son; and her dad Bernard's job at the furniture factory is looking less secure every day. So when the Buttered Bun closes down, Lou needs another job pronto. She's never worked as a carer before, but the pay's better than at the chicken processing plant, and Lou's been assured there'll be no wiping of, you know, required (there's a trained carer for that stuff).
Camilla Traynor has told Lou she's basically needed as a companion for her son, Will, who is a quadriplegic since a traffic accident two years ago. But Will's anger, his mercurial moods, his negativity, these are an unpleasant, if understandable, surprise for Lou. She's determined to stick it out: she can't afford to lose this job. But Camilla hasn't been entirely honest. Before long, Lou discovers the truth, and finds herself doing her utmost to bring enjoyment into Will's life.
For anyone who has even glanced at the remarks on the cover of later editions of this book, the trajectory of the story and the ending will be predictable, but such is the quality of the characters Moyes creates, and their dialogue, that most readers will not be able to resist reading to the end, although this, as many advise, is best not read in public. And before that end is reached, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and the odd surprise or two.
The novel is mostly a first-person narrative told by Lou, but with occasional (clearly denoted) chapters from the perspective of other significant characters. Moyes tackles several topical and divisive issues: voluntary euthanasia and the right to die; how quality of life is dependent on perspective; the stigma attached to being disabled, the patronising attitudes encountered and the attendant, if unintentional, discrimination suffered. Ultimately a heart-wrenching love story, this novel is also funny and thought-provoking.
Me Before You is the first book in the Me Before You series by award-winning British author, Jojo Moyes. Louisa Clark's café wages are much relied-upon: her mum, Josie is the stay-at-home carer for Granddad; all of her sister Katrina's pay goes to bringing up her own young son; and her dad Bernard's job at the furniture factory is looking less secure every day. So when the Buttered Bun closes down, Lou needs another job pronto. She's never worked as a carer before, but the pay's better than at the chicken processing plant, and Lou's been assured there'll be no wiping of, you know, required (there's a trained carer for that stuff).
Camilla Traynor has told Lou she's basically needed as a companion for her son, Will, who is a quadriplegic since a traffic accident two years ago. But Will's anger, his mercurial moods, his negativity, these are an unpleasant, if understandable, surprise for Lou. She's determined to stick it out: she can't afford to lose this job. But Camilla hasn't been entirely honest. Before long, Lou discovers the truth, and finds herself doing her utmost to bring enjoyment into Will's life.
For anyone who has even glanced at the remarks on the cover of later editions of this book, the trajectory of the story and the ending will be predictable, but such is the quality of the characters Moyes creates, and their dialogue, that most readers will not be able to resist reading to the end, although this, as many advise, is best not read in public. And before that end is reached, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and the odd surprise or two.
The novel is mostly a first-person narrative told by Lou, but with occasional (clearly denoted) chapters from the perspective of other significant characters. Moyes tackles several topical and divisive issues: voluntary euthanasia and the right to die; how quality of life is dependent on perspective; the stigma attached to being disabled, the patronising attitudes encountered and the attendant, if unintentional, discrimination suffered. Ultimately a heart-wrenching love story, this novel is also funny and thought-provoking.
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