\'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