![]() ![]() Gittel’s family reacts by removing all traces of Devory’s existence, and forbids Gittel to ever speak of her again. She is told to say nothing when she tries to tell her parents – with her limited understanding of what sex is – and the abuse continues until Devory hangs herself in Gittel’s family bathroom. One night, Gittel sleeps over Devory’s house and witnesses Devory’s brother sexually abuse her. When Devory’s behavior suddenly changes, no one understands why – she acts out at school and when her brother visits home from Yeshiva, she wants to sleep at Gittel’s house. ![]() Narrated by a young Chassidic woman named Gittel, the story shifts back and forth to tell the story of Gittel and Devory, 9-year old best friends, and Gittel’s life as an 18-year old woman, becoming a wife and mother for the first time while dealing with a painful secret. The story takes place in the Chassidic neighborhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn, spanning the years 1999-2008. Plot Summary : Hush is a fictional novel about the sexual abuse that takes place in insular Hasidic Jewish communities and how the communities cover this abuse up. ![]()
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