Louise Swanson

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Louise Swanson

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Born
in North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
November 16

Member Since
August 2022


Also publishes under Louise Beech.

Louise Swanson wrote End of Story during the final lockdown of 2020, following a family tragedy, finding refuge in the fiction she created. The themes of the book - grief, isolation, love of the arts, the power of storytelling - came from a very real place. Lights Out followed in September 2024, a chilly thriller exploring a dark world where every night the electricty goes off. Swanson, a mother of two who lives in East Yorkshire with her husband, regularly blogs, talks at events, and is a huge advocate of openly discussing mental health and suicide.

She also writes as Louise Beech. Beech's nine books have won the Best magazine Book of the Year 2019, shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year, longlisted
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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,902 ratings · 491 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
End of Story

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3.99 avg rating — 1,467 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions
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Lights Out

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Louise Swanson and 1 other person liked Nevena's review of Kraj priče:
Kraj priče by Louise Swanson
"✍️ Još jedna knjiga iz mog ovogodišnjeg sajamskog ulova 📚 - i druga po redu iz tog istog ulova koja će od mene dobiti fantastičnih 5⭐! I mogu slobodno da kažem da od ove knjige nisam očekivala mnogo… ali sam dobila sve! 😊
✨ Zamislite svet u kojem pisa" Read more of this review »
Eighteen Seconds by Louise Beech
"This is a heartbreakingly raw and vulnerable novel with great depth and emotional honestly that grips you from page 1.

I live in the same village and recognised a lot of the places mentioned, as if I was living the pages with Louise, following her aro" Read more of this review »
Louise Swanson and 1 other person liked Alisha's review of Eighteen Seconds:
Eighteen Seconds by Louise Beech
"Meet our very own local author, Louise Beech/Swanson, in this memoir. Meeting Louise in Beverley back in March 2025 left me in awe of her bubbly personality and what an incredible author she is!

I’m so sorry to hear about the difficult upbringing you " Read more of this review »
Eighteen Seconds by Louise Beech
"This memoir depicts the inspirational story of four siblings who survive a troubled upbringing at the hands of a narcissistic and alcoholic mother. Their close bond and shared ability to find humour in extremely difficult situations is to be admired."
Lights Out by Louise Swanson
" Hello Claire, thank you so much for this lovely review! I really appreciate anyone who takes the time. Just wanted to say that it was Tom who smashed ...more "
Eighteen Seconds by Louise Beech
" I simply had to respond to this, Gigi, because it moved me so much. I'm so glad you 'enjoyed' the book (seems the wrong word) and that it helped you, ...more "
Louise Swanson rated a book it was amazing
What We Left Unsaid by Winnie M. Li
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THis was a stunning book which will jump right into my top five of the year.

It's all about the layers of buried trauma, its affect on a family, the things we never say and should, love and forgiveness, and the love between siblings.

Powerful and unfor
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Lights Out by Louise Swanson
" Hi Kase, I think you maybe reviewed the wrong Lights Out? I don't have a character called Aly in mine, and certainly no mob. xx ...more "
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Little Red Death by A.K. Benedict
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The Gardeners' Club by Marnie Riches
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