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Will is a brilliant man affair, always moving, adrenaline junkie and thrills. His charisma and good looks make it very popular with the ladies. But that was before ... Before the accident which rendered him tetraplegic ...

Lou is a dynamic young woman, funny, and "atypical". Rather pretty, she revels in his job at "Little bread and butter" in the middle of nowhere in England. When she becomes unemployed after 6 years of loyal service, Lou is forced to accept a job carer / companion to a disabled person. This is Will. Their meeting will mess up their lives ...!

I admit to having a bit of trouble to write this column as I enjoyed this book! I'm afraid of not being able to do it justice in writing. So I'll just try ...

Before you is not a book on handicap. Yes, Will is disabled and the author shares his pain and distress, but it does not occupy the main square of the story. The topic of euthanasia is also present, but again, this is not the only issue. Before you is a book about human feelings. About friendship, family, commitment, compassion, love ...

Jojo Moyes has a style that I liked. It highlights talent with his characters. Indeed, each of the book's characters is described brilliantly. It is they who make history. Even secondary characters become important. I think of the family of Lou, with Will's parents, Nathan his carer ...

Just in the main roles. Will is a man of character who knows what he wants. It is turn bullish turn authoritarian, dynamic and passionate. His accident left him completely amorphous, dejected and depressed. Lou is a young woman a bit eccentric, rather talkative, and always with a little joke to make them laugh. His ole ole outfits are the opposite of chic suits and well trimmed that Will is accustomed ... Their encounter makes sparks! These two people are opposed at all levels, and yet ... But they'll find one in the other comfort, listening, shoulder ... and many more!

I'll stop there because I really want every reader discovers the story itself. I can just tell you that I fell in caeur for this book, and it has touched me to the point of making me cry. A story I'd love to see adapted on screen.