'As much a ride as a read . . . Absolutely show-stopping' JANICE HALLETTWow. Swanson gives us what few writers can - a thriller with heart. Will undoubtedly be the hit of 2023' CHRISTINA DALCHER'An unforgettable tour de force: imaginative, terrifying, beautiful' CHRIS WHITAKER'Enthralling . . . Deserves to be the book everyone is talking about in 2023' C.J. TUDOR'A brilliantly terrifying premise that sent a shiver down my spine' B.A. PARIS'This beautifully written book blew my mind' JANE CORRY_Too much imagination can be a dangerous thingIt has been five years since writing fiction was banned by the government. Fern Dostoy is a criminal. Officially, she has retrained in a new job outside of the arts but she still scrawls in a secret notepad in an effort to capture what her life has become: her work on a banned phone line, reading bedtime stories to sleep-starved children; Hunter, the young boy who calls her and has captured her heart; and the dreaded visits from government officials.But as Fern begins to learn more about Hunter, doubts begin to surface. What are they both hiding? And who can be trusted?_More praise for END OF STORY . . .'I was hooked . . . a fantastic thriller' HEATHER DARWENT'A genuinely didn't-see-it-coming twist' ARAMINTA HALL'Shocking, powerful, topical and utterly compelling' JOHN MARRS'Inventive, original, moving, with a unique premise and a heart-wrenching drop-the-book twist' TAMMY COHEN'The ending blew me away' MARK EDWARDS'Powerful and thought-provoking' LAUREN NORTH'Haunting, intriguing and dazzlingly original' EMMA HAUGHTON'A masterpiece . . . breathtaking' PHILIPPA EAST'Such a brilliant book' SUSI HOLLIDAY'I loved every minute of it' MATT WESOLOWSKI'Devastatingly good' CLAIRE ALLAN