“No journey out of grief was straightforward. Lou fiercely misses Will, even while she attempts to start anew in London, working in an airport bar.
Coming out of its heartrending predecessor and coming into this subsequent novel, I expected our quirky, vivacious Lou to have trouble leaving Will behind… and that’s exactly what we see. The highly anticipated After You, picks up 18 months after Louisa Clark loses the man she loved, Will Traynor. ✦ Do not read if you’ve not read Me Before You ✦ Here she does what few novelists can do-revisits beloved characters and takes them to places neither they nor we ever expected. But here Jojo Moyes gives us two families, as real as our own, whose joys and sorrows will touch you deeply, and where both changes and surprises await.Īfter You is quintessential Jojo Moyes-a novel that will make you laugh, cry, and rejoice at being back in the world she creates. Then a figure from Will’s past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future.įor Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding-the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies.
Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can’t help but feel she’s right back where she started. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life.
How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?
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