Bonnie
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S.J. Watson:
I found Before I Go to sleep very thrilling. What inspired you to write it?
S.J. Watson
I had the idea for the book when I read an obituary of a man called Henry Gustav Molaison. He had died in 2008 but, since undergoing surgery for epilepsy in 1953, had been unable to form new memories He lived constantly in the past. I was struck immediately by a mental image of a woman looking in a bathroom mirror in a strange house to find that she'd become a middle-aged woman, and the house was her home. I couldn't stop thinking about it, and realised that through her story I could explore lots of the issues I’d been thinking about for a while.
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Chris Chang
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S.J. Watson:
Hi, I'm sure you've gotten a lot of compliments from your readers, but just wanna add mine (: I just wanted to ask, normally what kind of book genres do you read? I find your book unique cos it's a gd mix of thriller and mystery. It's like The Girl On The Train (another great book in my opinion), where the bk is filled with lies the reader has to discern for himself which to believe..Can't wait to grab your new book!
Barbara
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S.J. Watson:
I just finished Second Life, holy crap dude! I know you from your first book so I was expecting some pretty big twists but you outdid what I was expecting. Anyway, I don't remember if there was a physical description of Hugh. I just kept picturing Hugh Dennis the comedian, I guess cuz he's the only Hugh I know. So, does Hugh look anything like Hugh?
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