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. It deals with

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in the Ger

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community of Boro Park, Brooklyn, and is based on experiences the author claims to have witnessed. ''Hush'' was selected as a Best Book of the Year by ''

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References

2010 American novels Works published under a pseudonym Novels set in Brooklyn Literature about child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse scandals in Judaism Walker Books books {{2010s-novel-stub