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| Author | Eishes Chayil, a pseudonym |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Walker Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | September 14, 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| 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]