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Before I Go To Sleep

Before I Go To Sleep

Summary

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'Mesmerising and unsettling . . . The best debut thriller for years' Sunday Times

Now a major film starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong

Over 7 million copies sold worldwide
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Memories define us.

So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?

Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight.

And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story.

Welcome to Christine's life.

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Readers are obsessed with Before I Go To Sleep:

***** 'A genius plot with an incredible twist. Before I go to Sleep is one of the best books I've read in a very long time.'
***** 'The book had me gripped from the very beginning . . . a real can't-put-it-down-till-the-last-page read.'
***** 'It's dark, fascinating, original and addictive - l read it in a day.'

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Final Cut, the unputdownable new thriller from S. J. Watson, is out now.


© S. J. Watson 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

Reviews

  • Quite simply the best debut novel I've ever read.
    Tess Gerritsen

About the author

S J Watson

S J Watson was born in the Midlands, lives in London and worked in the NHS for a number of years.
In 2009 Watson was accepted into the first Faber Academy
‘Writing a Novel’ course, a programme that covers all aspects of the novel-writing process. Before I Go To Sleep is the result.
Before I Go To Sleep has become a phenomenal international success, sold in 44 territories around the world. It is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and won both the Crime Writers’ Association Award for Best Debut Novel and the Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year. Before I Go To Sleep is now a major movie starring
Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong and directed by Rowan Joffe.
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