A stylish, gripping and surprising thriller, which is now a film starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth. Christine suffers from a strange amnesia which means that each day starts afresh with no memories of the one before. Cared for by her husband and overseen by her doctor, it soon becomes clear that all isn’t necessarily as it should be. One of the most exciting and satisfying reads of the decade, taut and sinister this will have you staying up all night to finish it.
The film version of Before I Go to Sleep was released in UK cinemas on Friday 5 September 2014. Click below to view the trailer.
Shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2012. Voted the TV Book Club Best Read 2012. Winner of the Galaxy Crime & Thriller of the Year 2011. Shortlisted for the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2011. Winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2011. Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2011. CWA Judges’ comments: ‘Beautifully realised and enticingly stylised – really gripping and scary. Accomplished and highly effective debut.’
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'Quite simply the best debut novel I've ever read' Tess Gerritsen
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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Now a major film starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong.
PRAISE FOR BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP:
'A cracking good thriller' Lionel Shriver
'Thrillers seldom come much better than this. Loved it' Joanne Harris
'So high-concept, so ambitious and so structurally brilliant' Sophie Hannah
'A deeply unsettling debut that asks the most terrifying question - what do you have left when you lose yourself?' Val McDermid
'I loved it from start to finish' Mo Hayder
'Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question, suspenseful on every page' Anita Shreve
Before I Go To Sleep features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, Thriller and Suspense, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Books of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Before I Go To Sleep is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Before I Go To Sleep was written by S. J. Watson and published by Black Swan an imprint of Transworld
Before I Go To Sleep has 384 pages
