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Title	:	Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale (Hush #1)
Author	:	Donna Jo Napoli
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 309 pages
Published	:	October 23rd 2007 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (first published January 1st 2007)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Fantasy. Cultural. Ireland

Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale (Hush #1)

Donna Jo Napoli

Hardcover | Pages: 309 pages

Rating: 3.6 | 4178 Users | 560 Reviews

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Melkorka is a princess, the first daughter of a magnificent kingdom in mediæval Ireland -- but all of this is lost the day she is kidnapped and taken aboard a marauding slave ship. Thrown into a world that she has never known, alongside people that her former country's laws regarded as less than human, Melkorka is forced to learn quickly how to survive. Taking a vow of silence, however, she finds herself an object of fascination to her captors and masters, and soon realizes that any power, no matter how little, can make a difference.

Based on an ancient Icelandic saga, award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli has crafted a heartbreaking story of a young girl who must learn to forget all that she knows and carve out a place for herself in a new world -- all without speaking a word.

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Original Title:	Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale
ISBN:	0689861761 (ISBN13: 9780689861765)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Hush #1

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This book is no fairytale and there is no prince coming to save this princess. This novel is very, very well written....sometimes brutal, sometimes beautiful. This novel made me scream in frustation at the heroine's silence, and the characters came and went, never to be seen or heard from again. Nothing is sugar-coated, and even though it is never happy, it is never completely desolate either. This resonant novel of survival in the face of brutality is a must-read.

The three stars are because the book is very well-written. It's because of everything else that it's only three stars, and I considered giving it less. The story is based on an incredibly unpromising hook from Icelandic myth: a mute slave is heard speaking Gaelic, and admits to being an Irish princess, named Melkorka. It's interesting, yes, but it's unpromising because nothing else happens to Melkorka. I think Donna Jo Napoli was interested in why Melkorka would have chosen to make herself mute

I strayed away from my favorite genre last month, but like a magnet I was pulled to the past yet again, and was amazed by the piece of spellbinding work I read. HUSH by Donna Jo Napoli is a memorizing retelling of an Irish princess' silent existence as a captive aboard a Scandinavian ship.On what should be a... pleasant trip to Dublin, Princess Melkorka Mel for short, quickly becomes aware of the dangers that savage Vikings inflict. In desperation and fear for her safety, Mel's parents instruct

Wow. That was a really nice read! The tedious begining was actually worth reading - for the ending. ^.^

the story had potential but oh, it was just awful.

Now.... I just want a larger novel of the same story.

This was an unhappy story, based on an ancient Icelandic tale, of a strong Irish princess who was captured by slave traders. Her vow of silence kept her alive, and even gave her a little bit of power over her captors. A little bit of violence and some sexual scenes (one of them is a bit disturbing) makes me think that this book is meant for older kids - maybe 16 and up.Napoli was very descriptive and gave an interesting account of what life was like for these people during the 900's. Critical