Sam comes to visit her in New York, but their weekend together is a disaster as he develops food poisoning and is unable to leave the hotel room. Louisa’s hectic life and the resultant irregular communication cause strain in her relationship with Sam, her boyfriend, who is a paramedic back home. At one such event Louisa meets Josh, a young man from a similarly old and wealthy family, who bears a striking resemblance to Will, who was an old client of Louisa’s whom she had fallen in love with before he passed away. Louisa works to bolster Agnes’s spirits and attends various society events alongside her. Gopnik’s second wife her youth and middle-class background are looked down upon, and Agnes confides in Louisa about her family back in Poland and feeling like a misfit in her new life. Agnes is not well-liked by the society women, as she is Mr. Louisa quickly adjusts to her new and extravagant life with the Gopniks and helps Agnes run her affairs throughout the day. She also has an unpleasant run-in with one of the other residents of the building, an old woman named Margot De Witt, who lives alone with her dog Dean Martin. Louisa befriends the doorman of the Lavery, a warm and friendly man named Ashok. Gopnik’s daughter from his first marriage, who is cold and condescending to both Louisa and Agnes. On her first evening, Louisa encounters Tabitha, Mr. Louisa stays with the family in the servant quarters of their upscale apartment at the Lavery, and the house staff consists of Nathan, herself, and Ilaria, the housekeeper. Gopnik’s wife Agnes in various social and personal errands. Her friend, Nathan, who found her the job, works as a physical therapist to Mr. Louisa Clark, a young Englishwoman, arrives in New York to start work as a social secretary and companion to a wealthy New York family, the Gopniks. The book contains mentions of sexual assault. This guide is based on the 2018 Penguin Books Kindle Edition.

Still Me, which follows a continuation of events from the first two books and features a number of the same characters, explores themes of self-discovery and open communication in relationships, among others.

Me Before You was additionally adapted into a motion picture starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin.

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and journalist who has penned a variety of novels and short stories a number of her books have been bestsellers, including all three featuring the character of Louisa Clark.

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