Hush | |
Author: | Eishes Chayil, a pseudonym |
Genre: | Fiction |
Publisher: | Walker Books for Young Readers |
Release Date: | September 14, 2010 |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Media Type: | Print (Hardback) |
Pages: | 368 |
Isbn: | 0-8027-2088-9 |
Hush is a 2010 novel written under the pseudonym Eishes Chayil. In August 2011, the author revealed herself as Judy Brown, the daughter of Ruthie Lichtenstein, the publisher of Hamodia.[1] It deals with sexual abuse in the Ger Hasidic Jewish community of Boro Park, Brooklyn, and is based on experiences the author claims to have witnessed. Hush was selected as a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews.[2]