HE wrote a best-selling novel which was turned into a film starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth.

Now SJ Watson, author of Before I Go To Sleep, is coming to Bridport Arts Centre for a screening of the film on Thursday, February 21 at 7pm.

Watson's novel won The Crime Writers’ Association Award for Best Debut Novel and The Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year.

The film of the book, also starring Mark Strong, and directed by Rowan Joffe, was released in September 2014. Watson's next book, Second Life, was published in 2015 and was a critical and commercial success.

There will be a talk, Q&A session and book signing after the film is shown.