Before I Go to Sleep

About the book

Christine Lucas wakes up every morning in an unfamiliar room next to a man she does not recognize. Ben, who identifies himself as her husband, explains that a past accident left her with a rare form of amnesia that resets her memory whenever she sleeps. Under the covert guidance of Dr. Nash, a neuropsychologist, Christine begins keeping a hidden journal to reconstruct her identity. As she records daily findings, she discovers terrifying discrepancies between Ben’s explanations and her own written entries, forcing her to question if the person protecting her is actually her captor.

Readers of psychological domestic noir will appreciate the claustrophobic atmosphere and the technical execution of the unreliable narrator device. The book attracts those interested in the fragility of memory and the vulnerability of total dependence. By the end, the reader understands how easily personal history can be manipulated when there is no objective record to verify individual experience. It provides a tense study of gaslighting and the instinct for self-preservation within a shattered mind.

Details

Published

2011

Language

EN