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Before I Go To Sleep

By: S J Watson
Narrated by: Susannah Harker
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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

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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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wow hard to imagine life without remembering yesterday A great book, didn't want the story to end. It had so many twists and turns.
Extremely hard to put down

wow hard to imagine life without a yesterday

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This was compelling listening, I recommend you don't start listening until you have a 10hour slot in your diary! Although I suspected, correctly, the ending there were enough twists & turns to keep me hooked. A great novel and I didn't want it to end- in fact I'd really like one more chapter please! Very good reader too.

No chance of sleeping with this one...

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Absolutely fantastic book! I couldn't stop listening! would recommend to all. Can't wait to watch the film

Fantastic

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Keeps you guessing right the way up until the end; the tension as the reader gets one step ahead of Christine towards the end of the book had me biting my nails. Warm but chilling, this book will stay with me for a long time.

Dark, stunning and unexpected

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Fairly disappointed by this book. What sounds like an interesting story does not develop into anything. The plot, or lack of, moves incredibly slowly and the character is constantly loving him and not loving him, wanting him and not wanting him.
What should be intrigue is just nonsensical jumps in the so-called plot.
The narration is flat and dull. This one of the rare books I wasn't interested in finishing! I returned the book.

This book helped me go to sleep

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