Hush Harbor, Anise Vance
Hush Harbor, Anise Vance
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Hush Harbor
A Novel

Author: Anise Vance

Narrator: Preston Butler III

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

A resistance group takes America's racial reckoning into its own hands in this powerful, stirringly original debut novel 

After the murder of an unarmed Black teenager by the hands of the police, protests spread like wildfire in Bliss City, New Jersey. A full-scale resistance group takes control of an abandoned housing project and decide to call it Hush Harbor, in homage to the secret spaces their enslaved ancestors would gather to pray.

Jeremiah Prince, alongside his sister Nova, are leaders of the revolution, but have ideological differences regarding how the movement should proceed. When a new mayor with ties to white supremacists threatens the group’s pseudo-sanctuary and locks the city down, the collective must come to a decision for their very survival.

Haunting, provocative, heart-pounding and tender, Hush Harbor presents a high-stakes world grounded on the thought-provoking premise: What would you sacrifice in the name of justice?

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Anise Vance

Anise Vance is a writer from the African and Iranian diasporas. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Rutgers University-Camden. As a Mitchell Scholar, he received an MPhil in Geography from Queen's University Belfast. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and currently lives in North Carolina with his wife and two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maren’s Reads on August 31, 2023

In a headline we know all too well, an unarmed Black man is shot and killed by the police causing an uprising from citizens frustrated with the injustice. A revolution is soon formed; the members taking over an abandoned housing project they call Hush Harbor in honor of the secret spaces their ensla......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on August 27, 2023

*3-3.5 stars A very original novel about police brutality and racism. The story is set in the year 2030, where a group of protesters occupy a deserted housing project in Bliss, NJ, after an unarmed black teen named Kemba is shot and killed by police who are later found innocent of any wrong doing. Th......more

Goodreads review by Brianna on January 13, 2023

I read this in one afternoon, I couldn’t put it down! One of the best books I’ve read in a very long time. Vance’s writing is so incredibly beautiful; the entire book read like a blockbuster. I will be recommending this book to anyone who will listen!......more

Goodreads review by Lois on March 28, 2024

3.5 Stars This is a predictable liberal cautionary tale of the 'violence' of revolution. These tales always ignore the violence inherent in a white supremacist society. The revolution wouldn't be led by highly formally educated people. No lawyer is giving up their well-earned place in white supremacy......more

Goodreads review by Emily | emilyisoverbooked on September 05, 2023

Thanks to Hanover Square Press for the copy of this book! Hush Harbor is a very unique look at a scenario we're all too familiar with: the murder of an unarmed Black teenager. In response to the shooting, siblings Jeremiah and Nova start a resistance in an abandoned housing project and call it Hush H......more

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