People Magazine "Like its predecessor, After You is a comic and breezy novel that also tackles bigger, more difficult subjects, in this case grief and moving on. The 'aftermath' is a subject most writers understandably avoid, but Moyes has tackled it and given readers an affecting, even entertaining female adventure tale about a broken heroine who ultimately rouses herself and falls in love again, this time with the possibilities in her own future." -Maureen Corrigan, NPR Charming. "Think Elizabeth Bennet after Darcy's eventual death Alice after Gertrude Wilbur after Charlotte.
It's not always easy, it's not always perfect, it's sometimes messy and not completely satisfying. peers deftly into class issues, social mores and complicated relationships that raise as many questions as they answer. Review Quotes Praise for AFTER YOU: Jojo Moyes has a hit with AFTER YOU." - USA Today "The genius of Moyes.
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. For Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. Then a figure from Will's past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future. 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. How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. But I hope you feel a bit exhilarated too. "You're going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. Book Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.
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