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Before I Go to Sleep

Book cover of Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to SleepS. J. Watson

Characters in Before I Go to Sleep

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Christine Lucas

    A 47-year-old woman with anterograde amnesia who wakes each morning with no memory of her life and rebuilds it through a secret journal.

Supporting characters

  • Ben Lucas

    The husband who explains Christine's life to her each morning, and whose account her journal gradually contradicts.

  • Dr. Nash (Before I Go to Sleep)

    The neuropsychologist who phones Christine in secret each morning, points her to her hidden journal and helps her work on her memory.

  • Claire (Before I Go to Sleep)

    Christine's best friend, whom Ben has never mentioned and whose place in her past Christine slowly uncovers.

  • Adam (Before I Go to Sleep)

    Christine's son, a part of her life Ben has never mentioned, whom she learns about through her journal.

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