The Hush, Sara Foster
The Hush, Sara Foster
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The Hush

Author: Sara Foster

Narrator: Tamala Shelton, Cathi Ogden

Unabridged: 12 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/02/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Everything can change in a heartbeat …The pulse-pounding new thriller from the bestselling author of You Don’t Know MeLainey’s friend Ellis is missing. And she’s not the only one.It’s been six months since the first case of a sudden epidemic—when a healthy baby wouldn’t take a breath at birth—and the country has been thrown into turmoil. The government has passed sweeping new laws to monitor all citizens. And several young pregnant women have vanished without trace.As a midwife, Lainey’s mum, Emma, is determined to be there for those who need her. But when seventeen-year-old Lainey finds herself in trouble, this dangerous new world becomes very real. The one person who might help is Emma’s estranged mother, but reaching out to her will put them all in jeopardy …The Hush is a new breed of thriller, an unflinching look at a society close to tipping point and a story for our times, highlighting the power of female friendship through a dynamic group of women determined to triumph against the odds.

About Sara Foster

Sara Foster was born and raised in England and moved to Australia in 2004. She has published six other novels: Come Back to Me, Beneath the Shadows, Shallow Breath, All That Is Lost Between Us, You Don’t Know Me, and The Hidden Hours. She lives near Perth, Western Australia, with her husband and two daughters, and is a doctoral candidate at Curtin University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Atlas on April 29, 2018

This was the Hush. Its rain was not water, but shadow: a rain of leftover sorcery * * * * .5 4.5 / 5 There are two things that I loved about The Hush: first, it's essentially a group teen heist novel (think more YA Six of Crows), which I didn't know when I picked it up, and secondly, the idea of the S......more

Goodreads review by Maddie on August 31, 2017

Woooooow this book was super good! Music + magic. Two of my favourite things, and both together in the same book. And what's cooler, the Music makes the magic! Such an awesome idea. I also like the (view spoiler)[lack of romance, the way it wasn't the whole focus of the book. (hide spoiler)] It was definitely more family-orientat......more

Goodreads review by Nara on July 31, 2015

Aaaaand here is yet another severely underrated novel from an Australian author! Skye Melki-Wegner has created yet another book with a fantastic world, great characters, a unique magic system and an action-filled plot. The magic system is quite a creative one: the use of music to produce magic and to......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on November 05, 2017

"Sometimes I think true strength is admitting when you're vulnerable." Aww what a beautiful cover and story :)......more

Goodreads review by All Things Urban Fantasy on June 16, 2017

Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy. In THE HUSH, there’s music and there’s Music. One is magical, there other isn’t. Untrained Musicians (capital M) are considered blasphemers. They are hunted down and executed since the only people that should harness the Song are Songshapers. So much of T......more

Quotes

“This book was both amazing and terrifying at the same time…I highly recommend this one.” Manhattan Book Review

“Brilliantly imagined and superbly told, this story reaches out and grabs you right from the outset. It’s impossible to put down, not just because of the gripping plot but because the three women at the center of the book wind themselves around your heart as they struggle to comprehend the increasingly frightening world they’re living in. This is the novel everyone will be talking about this year.” Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Secret

“Smart and considered, this is the book I wish I had written. Sara Foster is one of my favorite writers.”  Dervla McTiernan, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule

“Highly original and thought-provoking, The Hush is a compelling page-turner whose questions and ideas capture a cultural and political zeitgeist.” Anna Downes, bestselling author of The Safe Place

“Terrifyingly plausible—and utterly compelling.” Wendy James

“Magnificent. Writer envy. Foster is changing the game.” Nikki Gemmell

“If you’re one of those people who have sweated out every day of the pandemic and pondered where all this is leading, The Hush may be the horror story that haunts your daily nightmares.” Bookreporter

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