Description:
In a city divided by fear and hate, a couple must fight to protect their unborn child
Brief description: Born in Detroit, Arab-American author Hayan Charara lives and works in Houston, Texas. He is the author of four poetry collections and a children's book. Hush Little Children is his first novel.
Review Quotes:
"For years, Hayan Charara has stunned us with his poetry-his genius with words, the images those words awoke both on the page and in our subconscious. Now, Charara astounds with his first novel, a mystery of sorts: Why are neighborhood children dying by suicide, even taking other children with them when they do? Well, here's the deal: I will not solve the mystery for you but know this: the nameless narrator tells us his story in the bigger scheme of things, and for once, from somewhere other than the Judeo-Christian, Western-European perspective. And Charara's fiction is poetic too, not so much in form, but in its almost photorealistic capture of the 'American' condition-like it or not. And at the end, a twist as deft as any Charara has created in his poems."
-Ito Romo, Author of The Border Is Burning
"Hayan Charara is one of my favorite writers alive."
-Randa Jarrar, author of Him, Me, Muhammad Ali
"A haunting and suspenseful story of tragic loss and blind faith. In this searing novel, Hayan Charara explores how a bizarre epidemic of child suicides affects a racially diverse suburb, forcing a pregnant couple to question their good fortune. Hush, Little Children is a wonderful debut."
-Laila Lalami, author of The Other Americans