Black-and-white cover for “Hush” by Anna Scaife, featuring a person in a swimming pool wearing a mesh veil.

In eleven stories, Anna Scaife describes the sudden fear, the macabre, and the unexpected tragedies which befall everyday New Zealanders. 

Scaife’s deceptively effortless style and keen observation combine humour with a fine intelligence, making this fiction a joy to read.

“Scaife’s deceptively effortless style and keen observation combine humour with a fine intelligence, making this fiction a joy to read.”
— Review of Hush, Kete Books