End of Story

by Peter Abrahams
End of Story  
published 2007 by Harper
first published 2006
binding Mass Market Paperback
isbn 0061130346   (isbn13: 9780061130342)
pages 368
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Aspiring author Ivy Seidel accepts a part-time position teaching writing to a group of convicted criminals hoping the experience will add depth an...more

date added
01-03-07



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Trish
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12/02/07

Read in July, 2006
Another fun thriller from Abrahams, author of Oblivion. This time our protagonist is Ivy Seidel, a wannabe author with an MFA and a stack of rejection letters. Her friend Joel sells a screenplay and is off to Hollywood, so he bequeaths his job teaching writing to prisoners at Dannemora to Ivy. Ivy is impressed with the writing skill demonstrated by one student, Vance Harrow, and sets out to find out more about the man's background. As she pokes around, she begins to doubt that Harrow is guilty o...more
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Lori
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01/10/08

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Read in January, 2008
I got such a kick out of this book.

Ivy Seidel is a writer. And honestly, we quickly realize she's not very good. In fact, she's not all that smart. But Abrahams lets us come to both conclusions on our own.

Still, though, she's likable. And even though you can see her disastrous decisions coming from the instant she starts teaching at a prison -- but not so far in advance as to be annoying -- you want her to take the wrong path. Because it's a hell of a lot more interesting than the right ...more
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Sunny
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09/07/08

Read in September, 2008
recommended to Sunny by: runsunny@gmail.com
I love Peter Abrahams and thought this was one of his best. It wasn't so much a mystery as a character study and I felt as if I really was Ivy believing in Harrow. I won't say anything else. If you like Peter Abrahams - you will love this.
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Karen
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07/18/08

Read in July, 2008
recommended to Karen by: read previous work
recommends it for: thrill seeking readers
This one had an interesting ending. It really brings you in and just when you think it's over-it's not them wham it finally is the "end of story"
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sally
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03/24/07

bookshelves: thrillers
Read in March, 2007
Well-written psychological thriller about a writer/waitress whose life is turned upside down when she decides to teach writing at a prison.
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Leslie
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04/30/07

the writing was good, but the main character was dumb and the ending wasn't satisfying.
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Jotrys
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01/04/08

Started out fine, but did not deliver.
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avg rating (all editions): 3.35 (57 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.33 (54 ratings)
number of reviews: 7






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End of Story (Hardcover)
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