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Before I Go to Sleep : ウィキペディア英語版 | Before I Go to Sleep
''Before I Go to Sleep'' is the first novel by S. J. Watson published in Spring 2011. It became both a ''Sunday Times'' and ''New York Times'' bestseller〔(Debut Novel ''Before I Go To Sleep'' triumphs over industry big hitters ) from 'What Shall I Read?', by Jonny on 7 Nov 2011 at 11:22 am〕 and has been translated into over 40 languages,〔 (Book page at Transworld Publishers ) 〕 and has become a bestseller in France, Canada, Bulgaria and the Netherlands.〔(Before I Go to Sleep is an International Bestseller | News | Conville & Walsh Literary Agency | 18 Jul 2011 )〕 It reached number 7 on the US bestseller list, the highest position for a debut novel by a British author since J. K. Rowling. The ''New York Times'' described the author as an "out-of-nowhere literary sensation".〔(Stars scramble to shine in literary sensation ), John Harlow, ''The Australian'' 08 August 2011〕 He wrote the novel between shifts whilst working as a National Health Service (NHS) audiologist.〔(The novelist explains how he was inspired by an amnesiac's experience, and the challenges of writing in the first person ) from Paperback Q&A, ''The Guardian'', 10 January 2012〕 ==Plot== The novel is a psychological thriller about a woman suffering from anterograde amnesia.〔(A Night Not to Remember ) by Christopher Lampton, 2012-03-12.〕 She wakes up every day with no knowledge of who she is and the novel follows her as she tries to reconstruct her memories from a journal she has been keeping. She learns that she has been seeing a doctor who is helping her to recover her memory, that her name is Christine Lucas, that she is 47 years old and married and has a son. As her journal grows it casts doubts on the truth behind this knowledge as she determines to discover who she really is.〔
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