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Before I Go to Sleep
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Before I Go to Sleep (2011) (edit title/settings)

by S. J. Watson (Author) (edit contributors)

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'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... read more

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Genre: Psychological Suspense. An accident in her 20s severely damaged her memory, so although Christine Lucas is now 47, she doesn't recall anything that has happened since the accident. Each morning, her husband has to tell her who she is, who he is, and so on. And each morning, after he... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Genre: Psychological Suspense. An accident in her 20s severely damaged her memory, so although Christine Lucas is now 47, she doesn't recall anything that has happened since the accident. Each morning, her husband has to tell her who she is, who he is, and so on. And each morning, after he leaves for work, she receives a phone call and is prompted by a doctor to retrieve her secret journal. There, she discovers increasingly frightening inconsistencies in the stories that her husband tells her--and in what the doctor says. With a story that is both "complicated and compellingly hypnotic" (Kirkus Reviews), this five-star debut will have you hooked and wanting more.

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The bedroom is strange.

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Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Epigraph
I. Part One:
1. Today
II. Part Two: The Journal of Christine Lucas
2. Friday, 9 November
3. Saturday, 10 November
4. Monday, 12 November
5. Tuesday, 13 November
6. Wednesday, 14 November
7. Thursday, 15 November
8. Friday, 16 November
9. Saturday, 17 November – 2.07 a.m.
10. Sunday, 18 November
11. Monday, 19 November
12. Tuesday, 20 November
13. Wednesday, 21 November
14. Thursday, 22 November
15. Friday, 23 November
III. Part Three:
16. Today
Author’s Note
About the Author

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This is book 1 of 7 in Amazon.com Best Books of June (2011). (authoritative list)
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)

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  1. S. J. Watson (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 6/01/2011
ISBN: 9780062060556
Page Count: 368

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  • Library of Congress: PR6123.A884 B44 2011
  • Dewey: 823.92

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

There are a few scenes of a sexual nature.There are also scenes of violence and bad language.

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  • sunsentinel Book Review: Each day, Christine wakes up not knowing who she is or who the man next to her is. She believes she is 27 years old, but beyond that she has no immediate clue to her past. Each day she is stunned to see in the mirror the face of a 47-year-old and to learn she has been married for 22 years to Ben. And each morning, before he leaves for work as a teacher, Ben explains to Christine that she lost her memory 20 years before in an accident.
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  • Before I Go to Sleep (IMDb): (2014) Starring Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth: A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

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