Me Before You

Last month was fiction for the ol' Lit Society and we chose Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Full disclosure: This is a romance novel, which is usually not my cup of tea, but I had heard so many good things about it that we thought it was worth a try.  And it was!  It's not overly mushy (i.e. "creamy breast novel" that you find in the grocery store) but it certainly revolves solely around a romantic relationship formed out of rather extreme circumstances.

Will Trainer is a successful businessman slash world traveler slash adventurer slash playboy who has it all.  One morning as he walks to work, he is hit by a motorcycle and becomes paralyzed from the chest down.  Our story begins two years later when he is living in a country estate with his parents, and they decide to hire a local 20-something girl, Lou, to be his caretaker. 

A girl who has no worldly experience or exposure to speak of suddenly finds herself looking for ways to motivate someone who has seen and done it all.  Will she succeed?  Will a relationship that never would have happened apart from tragedy be strong enough to last?

Read it to find out!