THE HUSH by Sara Foster

I won my copy after commenting on Louise Allan’s excellent ‘Writers in the Attic’ Blog. Foster uses time perfectly to add to the pace of this story, which is extremely relevant to the current era.

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 …