Before I Go To Sleep

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by S J Watson

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Pub Date 14 Aug 2014 | Archive Date 9 Dec 2014

Random House UK, Transworld Publishers | Black Swan

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

‘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.

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
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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...

A Note From the Publisher

We can only consider UK and Commonwealth requests for this title.

Advance Praise

It's exceptionally accomplished...The structure is so dazzling it almost distracts you from the quality of the writing. - Guardian

S J Watson's debut doesn't put a foot wrong...brilliantly simple...Unforgettable. - FT WEEKEND

Before I Go To Sleep is an astounding piece of work ...a tour de force, a haunting tapestry woven from a single woman's ragged thoughts, desperate to make sense of the past she constantly forgets... This is writing of the highest calibre. -Crimesquad.com

A taut and terrifying novel, with a grip of steel. - woman&home

An unsettling, compulsive thriller...A truly gripping read. - Marie Claire

Spectacular. - She

A compelling, vertiginous thriller. - Psychologies Magazine

Brilliant...an absolute cracker. A great idea faultlessly executed. - Daily Mail

Mesmerising and unsettling...this is the best debut thriller since Sophie Hannah's five years ago. - SUNDAY TIMES

An ingenious conceit and hauntingly measured pace render it extraordinarily memorable. - Saturday Telegraph

Clever, convincing and moreish...Before I Go to Sleep is an enjoyable and impressive first novel. - Independent on Sunday

Stunningly executed, completely gripping and slowly terrifying - Daily Mirror

A brilliant, surprising and suspenseful work - Stylist Magazine

Creepy and thought-provoking, a great debut - Sun

A high-concept, high-risk, high tension miracle. - Sunday Express

It's exceptionally accomplished...The structure is so dazzling it almost distracts you from the quality of the writing. - Guardian

S J Watson's debut doesn't put a foot wrong...brilliantly...

Marketing Plan

S. J. Watson was born in the Midlands and lives in London.

His first novel is the award winning Before I Go To Sleep. It has now sold over 4 million copies in over 40 languages around the world, and has been turned into a movie starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth.