Abrahams, Peter End of Story ISBN 13: 9780061121340

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Ivy Seidel dreams of becoming a writer, a great American novelist. But running low on money and concerned that her writing might lack a depth and darkness, she takes a job teaching creative writing -- at a maximum-security prison. It is a world she has never experienced before, one ruled by enigmatic codes of honor, ceaseless aggression and absolutely savage violence.

But one of the prisoners there is unlike any of the others, and unlike any man she has ever met before. Vance Harrow is unique. He is soft-spoken, charismatic and brilliantly talented. Two things trouble Ivy deeply. First, she suspects that Harrow shouldn't be in prison at all. He possesses an intellect that separates him from the other inmates and a selflessness that might just get him killed. Second, he has at the same time deep reservoirs of rage and brutality that seem perfectly in line with the other prisoners -- a dichotomy Ivy finds difficult to reconcile.

Trying to understand the complex picture, perhaps even get some recognition for a writer as gifted as Harrow seems to be, Ivy begins to ask questions. How did such a man end up in prison in the first place? Is he truly guilty? If not, who could have been responsible for putting him there, and why hasn't he tried harder to free himself? But the more questions Ivy asks to free a man she believes to be innocent, the more attention she draws to herself. Soon other people begin to ask questions -- about Ivy Seidel.

In the span of just a few days, Ivy's life will be completely turned upside down. What begins as an inquiry into one man's innocence may explode into a love affair, and what begins as an obsession to save one man's life might just end up costing Ivy her own.

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Peter Abrahams is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five books, including the Edgar Award-winning Reality Check, Bullet Point, and the Echo Falls series for middle graders. Writing as Spencer Quinn, he is also the author of the Chet and Bernie series—Dog on It, Thereby Hangs a Tail, and To Fetch a Thief. He and his wife live in Massachusetts with their dog, Audrey.

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Aspiring New York scribe Ivy Seidel has the right things on her reume--an MFA in creative writing and three summers at a writing workshop--but no published work. Drowning in rejection letters, she isn't sure whether she should identify herself as a writer or a waitress. Then, when a suddenly successful friend offers her his old job as a writing teacher, she seizes it as if it were a lifeline--even though she'll be teaching inmates at Dannemora Prison upstate. The brutality of the place terrifies her, but she is fascinated by her students. One inmate in particular, Vance Harrow, seems to have poetry in his soul. A remarkable story he writes in class leads her to investigate his old life in the outside world, trying to determine how much is truth and how much is fiction. Soon convinced that Harrow is innocent, Ivy embarks on a quest to clear his name, which leads her into a world where the danger is terribly real. Billed as "a novel of suspense," End of Story is part thriller, part detective story. It's a slow build, relying more on psychological traps than harrowing escapes, but by the end, it's almost physically impossible to stop turning pages. Abrahams' prose, cool and vivid, keeps the focus exactly where it should be: on the story. Keir Graff
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  • PublisherWmMorrow
  • Publication date2006
  • ISBN 10 0061121347
  • ISBN 13 9780061121340
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages444
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