The Hush

Everything can change in a heartbeat ...

The pulse-pounding new thriller from the bestselling author of You Don't Know Me

Lainey'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.

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Published Nov 2, 2021

387 pages

Average rating: 7.83

12 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

sabmosteller
Dec 31, 2024
10/10 stars
soooo good, has a Handmaid’s Tale feeling
Kat08
Dec 15, 2025
The hush is like no book I have read before. Whilst I do not buy into conspiracy theories, Sara Foster as weaved what we use everyday into something sinister. Smartwatches have quite literally got smarter. With covid not yet a distant memory Sara takes us on a journey into an future where our current climate changes the way we live and how a government control every fabric of life itself. She portrays Lainey and Emma as nervous but feisty women who alongside Emma's mother Geraldine upset the status quo. Forever looking over their shoulders they find themselves in a network of good versus evil. Gripping from start to finish, this book is difficult to put down but it does have some unfinished business, so I hope there is a sequel.
Janet H
Aug 17, 2022
Post pandemic dystopian future, one of my fav genres. At times it felt a little like a poor man’s Handmaidens Tale but a good yarn nonetheless.

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