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  • By: S J Watson
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  • Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Before I Go To Sleep

By: S J Watson
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Summary

Winner of CWA Best unabridged Crime Audiobook 2012.

Winner – CRIME THRILLER OF THE YEAR – BRITISH BOOK AWARDS

As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...'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.
©2011 S J Watson (P)2011 Random House Audio Go
Psychological Suspense
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Critic reviews

“Quite simply the best debut novel I've ever read.” (Tess Gerritsen)
“Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question, suspenseful on every page - and satisfying in its thriller ending.” (Anita Shreve)
“A deft, perceptive exploration of a fascinating neurological condition, and a cracking good thriller.” (Lionel Shriver)
“A terrific first novel - well-written, genuinely unsettling and psychologically very plausible. Thrillers seldom come much better than this. Loved it, read it in one.” (Joanne Harris)
“An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours after I finished the last page.” (Dennis Lehane)
“So high-concept, so ambitious and so structurally brilliant. It's so rare to read a thriller that's perfect in every detail, but this one definitely qualifies!” (Sophie Hannah)
“A deeply unsettling debut that asks the most terrifying question - what do you have left when you lose yourself?” (Val McDermid)
“A truly amazing debut. The central character, Christine, is beautifully drawn. It's hard to imagine a more compelling, believable and sympathetic portrayal of a damaged human being. I loved it from start to finish.” (Mo Hayder)

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Such a scary story!

You just have to read this book - it's scary all the way through, but the last few chapters meant I could NOT go to sleep until it reached its (very satisfactory) conclusion. Go on, give it a go!

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Suspense all the way

The story was very good and it kept me wondering all the way through. A very good read and I would recommend it.

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Gripping story

I loved the dramatic story and the twists and turns, how you change your mind about liking characters

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Fantastic

Loved this book, so cleverly written and great twist, could listen again and again
Need to watch the film now

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excellent

I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this book I could not stop listening to it. Enjoyed the story the anticipation and the plot twists it's just a shame about the ending leaving you hanging and not knowing. But don't want to spoil the enjoyment you will have listing to this excellent book.

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Long & Drawnout

Very long and drawnout story, with an ending that just leaves you wondering. The story could have been wrapped up alot sooner.
I'm glad I was listening to it and not reading it as I think I would have given up!

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Good book keeps you guessing

I really enjoyed this book. One of the best I've read in a long time, would recommend it to thriller lovers

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Before I Go To Sleep

This is a debut novel , which has used new and unique ideas to present the story. It's so well told and the reader is drawn in as the tension rises, the anxiety rises too.

A different aspect of the genre, so brilliantly executed. If this is a debut novel, do keep writing SJ Watson, please?

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Intriguing way of telling a story

I loved this book. The way the story was told reminded me of the film Memento.



The main character wakes up not remembering the last 25 years or so of her life, but discovers that she has written a journal. As she reads it you discover her story together with her, trying to piece together fractured memories and trying to figure out what is true and what isn't and what brought her here.

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compelling read

This book had me gripped from the first minute. Very well written and very original concept. Loved the twist at the end. I kept wondering if this is what it must feel like to have Alzheimer's disease - unable to make new memories to store in your short term memory bank - and thought this may prove thought-provoking to those caring for such patients.

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