HUSHBY: EISHES, CHAYIL

THE LOW DOWNHush is about a 17 year old girl named Gittel who is preparing for marriage. She hopes that her matchmaker will choose her a good partner. In the book Gittel can’t let go of her past. Her best friend committed suicide when she was 10 and she was sexually abused. It is just an all around good book to read.

SOURCE CITATION : "Hush (Chayil, Eishes)." 2012. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 18 Sep 2012 <http://bna.galegroup.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>

GOOD TO KNOW In this stunning debut, Chayil (a pseudonym) takes

readers into a cloistered society and exposes its secrets.

Is nominated for the Volunteer State Book Award.

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