Sophie Kinsella urged me to finish my bestseller, says Jojo Moyes
Published: 12/28/2025

Jojo Moyes reveals in a BBC Radio 4 interview that the late Sophie Kinsella encouraged her to finish her romance novel Me Before You, which later became an international bestseller and a movie. Moyes almost abandoned the book after writing 20,000 words due to feeling depressed about her career, but Kinsella's support motivated her to continue. The Me Before You series follows the story of Louisa Clark caring for a paraplegic man, inspired by a real-life news story Moyes had encountered.



