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Too much imagination can be a dangerous thing It's the year 2035 and fiction has been banned by the government for five years. Writing novels is a crime. Reading fairytales to children is punishable by law. 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?
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Gosh, what a book! The last 20 percent of the book turned me into an emotional wreck! I actually cried reading it.
The book was so brilliantly written, which since it managed to make me cry goes without saying.
This has, by far, been my favourite read this year, and that's saying something because I've already read some amazing books so far!
REALLY CANNOT RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY ENOUGH!!!
Thank you so much to Louise and PH for the chance to read this book.
Loved this book. The premise is good - a bit lockdown trite, but a great read nonetheless.
It’s also been a long time since a book made me actually cry real tears wet on my face. Those last few pages melted me.
Bravo.
Reading club read [EOTWRC]: This month's dystopian novel was definitely my favourite of the club's. Surprising and heartbreaking, it will stay with me for a long time. Excellent debut novel from Swanson, I look forward to reading more from her.