<P> Twenty - six - year - old Louisa Clark lives with her working - class family . Unambitious and with few qualifications , she feels constantly outshone by her younger sister , Treena , an outgoing single mother . Louisa , who helps support her family , loses her job at a local café when the café closes . She goes to the Job Centre and , after several failed attempts , is offered a unique employment opportunity : help care for Will Traynor , a successful , wealthy , and once - active young man who was paralysed in a motorcycle accident two years earlier . Will 's mother , Camilla , hires Louisa despite her lack of experience , believing Louisa can brighten his spirit . Louisa meets Nathan , who cares for Will 's medical needs , and Will 's father , Steven , a friendly upper - class businessman whose marriage to Camilla is strained . </P>
<P> Twenty - six - year - old Louisa Clark lives with her working - class family . Unambitious and with few qualifications , she feels constantly outshone by her younger sister , Treena , an outgoing single mother . Louisa , who helps support her family , loses her job at a local café when the café closes . She goes to the Job Centre and , after several failed attempts , is offered a unique employment opportunity : help care for Will Traynor , a successful , wealthy , and once - active young man who was paralysed in a motorcycle accident two years earlier . Will 's mother , Camilla , hires Louisa despite her lack of experience , believing Louisa can brighten his spirit . Louisa meets Nathan , who cares for Will 's medical needs , and Will 's father , Steven , a friendly upper - class businessman whose marriage to Camilla is strained . </P>
what happened to will traynor in me before you
what happened to will traynor in me before you
paralysed in a motorcycle accident
paralysed in a motorcycle accident