Keepin It Hushed

Examines the barbershop as a rhetorical site in African American culture across genres, including fiction, film, poetry, and theater.

Examines the barbershop as a rhetorical site in African American culture across genres, including fiction, film, poetry, and theater.

A group of friends are stalked by evil in a thriller from the New York Times bestselling author who “always delivers edge-of-your-seat suspense!” (Lisa Jackson) Cross your heart In the summer before their senior year, Coby Rendell and her friends take a beach trip together. Around a campfire on a foggy June night, Coby, Rhiannon, Yvette and the others share their darkest secrets, before a tragic accident shatters the bond between them . . . And hope Twelve years later Coby attends a birthday party reunion that ends in horror when Yvette's sister's lifeless body is discovered in a hot tub. Soon others in the original group of tale-tellers begin meeting similar fates—unfortunate “accidents” shrinking their numbers one by one . . . To die Conflicted by her growing feelings for Danner Lockwood, the investigating detective, Coby races to unravel a mystery buried in the past. But someone is watching her every move—someone prepared to kill again and again to protect a shocking truth . . . Praise for Nancy Bush's Blind Spot “Engrossing . . . twists you won't see coming!” —Karen Rose, New York Times bestselling author “Atmospheric . . . sure to cause shivers.” —Book Page “Bush keeps the story moving quickly and ends with an unexpected twist.” —Publishers Weekly

Graceling meets Red Queen in this exciting debut novel by an electrifying new voice "Hush has all the trappings of a great fantasy: a curse, a labyrinthine castle, many secrets, and powerful magic. At the center of it all, a girl unwilling to allow her world to be twisted by lies when she knows the truth. A truly gripping read." - Emily A. Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints They use magic to silence the world. Who will break the hush? Seventeen-year-old Shae has led a seemingly quiet life, joking with her best friend Fiona, and chatting with Mads, the neighborhood boy who always knows how to make her smile, all while secretly keeping her fears at bay... Of the disease that took her brother’s life. Of how her dreams seem to bleed into reality around her. Of a group of justice seekers called the Bards who claim to use the magic of Telling to keep her community safe. When her mother is murdered, she can no longer pretend. Not knowing who to trust, Shae journeys to unlock the truth, instead finding a new enemy keen to destroy her, a brooding boy with dark secrets, and an untold power she never thought possible. From Dylan Farrow comes Hush, a powerful fantasy where one girl is determined to remake the world.

Inside the closed community of Borough Park, where most Chassidim live, the rules of life are very clear, determined by an ancient script written thousands of years before down to the last detail-and abuse has never been a part of it. But when thirteen-year-old Gittel learns of the abuse her best friend has suffered at the hands of her own family member, the adults in her community try to persuade Gittel, and themselves, that nothing happened. Forced to remain silent, Gittel begins to question everything she was raised to believe. A richly detailed and nuanced book, one of both humor and depth, understanding and horror, this story explains a complex world that remains an echo of its past, and illuminates the conflict between yesterday's traditions and today's reality.

HUSH is a personal journey of exposure and spiritual healing written out of a "seat" of brokenness, years of buried and layered pain of self-denial, emotional abuse, and selfless personal sacrifices. It features unadulterated truth and honesty that will set women free and strengthen them in the process of their own release. It challenges social norms that require women to lie, hide, deny, and make excuses for the things that happened or are currently happening to them, so they bury the pain and stay "hush" about their brokenness. This book will empower young girls and women to speak out about "hidden experiences", wounds, and years of layered pain that have been "buried" inside their souls, so they can live a peaceful and abundant life.

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