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Nora Grey is a sixteen year old student living in Coldwater, Maine. Outside of the tragedy of her father’s recent murder, her life is largely uneventful until she is seated next to Patch Cipriano in biology class. Patch takes interest in her, and knows personal details about Nora’s life which sets her on edge. Nora finds herself inexplicably drawn to him, despite feeling a lingering sense of danger in his presence.

Nora Grey is a sixteen year old student living in Coldwater, Maine. Outside of the tragedy of her father’s recent murder, her life is largely uneventful until she is seated next to Patch Cipriano in biology class. Patch takes interest in her, and knows personal details about Nora’s life which sets her on edge. Nora finds herself inexplicably drawn to him, despite feeling a lingering sense of danger in his presence.

After meeting Patch, Nora’s life starts to take a more mysterious, dangerous turn. She senses she is being followed, and one night she is attacked while driving her car. Yet when Nora tries to show her friend Vee the damage, the car had returned to its previous good condition, leading her to fear she may be losing her sanity.

After meeting Patch, Nora’s life starts to take a more mysterious, dangerous turn. She senses she is being followed, and one night she is attacked while driving her car. Yet when Nora tries to show her friend Vee the damage, the car had returned to its previous good condition, leading her to fear she may be losing her sanity.

When Nora sees Patch at Delphic amusement park while out with Vee and her other friends, she stops to confront him, demanding answers for his mysterious behaviour. Patch asks for her to meet him in front of the Archangel, a roller coaster decorated with imagery of fallen angels. They ride the roller coaster, and Nora strongly sees and feels herself falling, only to later realize nothing happened and she had merely imagined it. Unsettled by the incident and unable to find Vee and the others, she allows Patch to drive her home. Overtime, her feelings for him grow stronger and they become increasingly connected. Meanwhile, she becomes more suspicious of her friend Elliot after discovering his involvement in a murder case in his last school. Her old school psychologist gets replaced by Miss Greene, who warns Nora to stay away from Patch, despite Nora not previously mentioning Patch to her.

When Nora goes to Portland to investigate Elliott’s murder, a woman giving her directions gets shot in front of her. Terrified, she calls Patch for a ride home. Nora then finds that Patch has a V-shaped scar on his back, which she touches, leading her to get pulled into memories of his past. The memories reveal that Patch is a [[fallen angel]] from [[Heaven]] who was trying to kill her in order to gain a human body. Her death would kill his [[Nephilim]] vassal Chauncey Langeais and make Patch completely human. She also discovers that her psychologist Miss Greene is an angel named Dabria and Patch’s former lover, who wants him to save Nora’s life so he can become a guardian angel. Patch had initially rejected Dabria’s idea out of a desire to become human, but the plan failed because he had fallen in love with Nora.

When Nora goes to Portland to investigate Elliott’s murder, a woman giving her directions gets shot in front of her. Terrified, she calls Patch for a ride home. Nora then finds that Patch has a V-shaped scar on his back, which she touches, leading her to get pulled into memories of his past. The memories reveal that Patch is a [[fallen angel]] from [[Heaven]] who was trying to kill her in order to gain a human body. Her death would kill his [[Nephilim]] vassal Chauncey Langeais and make Patch completely human. She also discovers that her psychologist Miss Greene is an angel named Dabria and Patch’s former lover, who wants him to save Nora’s life so he can become a guardian angel. Patch had initially rejected Dabria’s idea out of a desire to become human, but the plan failed because he had fallen in love with Nora.

2009 novel by Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush, Hush is a 2009 New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy novel by Becca Fitzpatrick and the first book in her Hush, Hush series. The novel received rave reviews^[1] and focuses on Nora Grey, a teenager whose life is at risk after beginning a romance with new student Patch Cipriano, a fallen angel with a dark connection to Nora.

Book rights to Hush, Hush have been sold to over 13 countries, with LD Entertainment purchasing film rights.^[2]

Nora Grey is a sixteen year old student living in Coldwater, Maine. Outside of the tragedy of her father’s recent murder, her life is largely uneventful until she is seated next to Patch Cipriano in biology class. Patch takes interest in her, and knows personal details about Nora’s life which sets her on edge. Nora finds herself inexplicably drawn to him, despite feeling a lingering sense of danger in his presence.

After meeting Patch, Nora’s life starts to take a more mysterious, dangerous turn. She senses she is being followed, and one night she is attacked while driving her car. Yet when Nora tries to show her friend Vee the damage, the car had returned to its previous good condition, leading her to fear she may be losing her sanity. A similar incident happens at Delphic amusement park where Nora strongly sees and feels herself falling from a roller coaster she rides with Patch, only to later realize nothing happened and she had merely imagined it. Though the incident leaves her unsettled her feelings for him overtime grow stronger and they become increasingly connected. Meanwhile, she becomes more suspicious of her friend Elliot after discovering his involvement in a murder case in his last school. Her old school psychologist gets replaced by Miss Greene, who warns Nora to stay away from Patch, despite Nora not previously mentioning Patch to her.

When Nora goes to Portland to investigate Elliott’s murder, a woman giving her directions gets shot in front of her. Terrified, she calls Patch for a ride home. Nora then finds that Patch has a V-shaped scar on his back, which she touches, leading her to get pulled into memories of his past. The memories reveal that Patch is a fallen angel from Heaven who was trying to kill her in order to gain a human body. Her death would kill his Nephilim vassal Chauncey Langeais and make Patch completely human. She also discovers that her psychologist Miss Greene is an angel named Dabria and Patch’s former lover, who wants him to save Nora’s life so he can become a guardian angel. Patch had initially rejected Dabria’s idea out of a desire to become human, but the plan failed because he had fallen in love with Nora.

Later Dabria breaks into Nora’s room and says that she wants to kill Nora in order to prevent Patch from doing so and becoming human. Nora is narrowly saved by Patch, who strips Dabria’s wings, knowing the archangels would have done the same for trying to kill Nora. It is soon revealed that Nora’s friend Jules is actually Chauncey, who wants revenge on Patch for making him swear an oath that allows Patch to take over his body during Cheshvan. Nora is later invited to a game of hide-and-seek by Elliott, who hints that Vee will not survive the game if Nora doesn’t participate. Jules corners her and confesses that he was behind the various attacks on her life, motivated by getting venegance on Patch as Patch cannot feel any physical pain, leading Chauncey to trying to break him emotionally. The game continues and she is held at gunpoint by Jules in front of Patch.

Patch is forced to possess Nora’s body to fight Chauncey. Nora climbs to the rafters of the school gym to escape, but Jules uses mind tricks to make her believe that the ladders are breaking and that she will fall to her death. Patch breaks through the tricks by making her focus on his voice in her mind. Nora then confronts Jules with the knowledge that if she were to sacrifice her life, Patch would become human and Jules would die. Nora throws herself from the rafters, which effectively kills Jules, as he did not have a soul to reanimate his body when Nora’s consciousness returned.

To her surprise, Nora wakes up alive and well. Patch explains that he did not take her sacrifice because there was no point in having a human body without her. In doing so, Patch has saved Nora’s life and is now her guardian angel. The two share a romantic moment, ending the book.

Nora Grey

Nora Grey is the main protagonist of the novel. Described as having reddish brown hair, long legs, and smoky grey eys, Nora lives with her mother in a farmhouse in Coldwater, Maine, and attends Coldwater High School with her best friend Vee Sky. She is studious, diligent and less interested in romance than her peers. Her father, Harrison Grey, was murdered a year ago. She meets Patch when Coach decides to have a new seat arrangement and becomes her new biology partner. At first, she is reluctant to have Patch as her partner but eventually becomes intrigued by him. She falls for him against her better judgment. Jules and Patch mention several times that she has a “weak mind”; this doesn’t mean that she’s weak-willed, but that it’s extremely difficult for her to block out mind controllers.

Patch Cipriano

Patch Cipriano, a new senior at Coldwater High, is Nora’s new biology partner. He is a powerful fallen angel who has a lot of enemies. He spends his time playing pool at Bo’s Arcade. He didn’t care for anything else other than becoming human until he meets Nora Grey. He keeps his past under wraps and is accused of telling more lies than truths from Nora, although he simply avoids the questions. He can be sly and brooding, and frequently leaves Nora alternately furious or tongue-tied. He uses his charms as a way of getting what he wants and avoiding unwanted questions, though he begins to open up as the novel progresses. Nora eventually learns he is a fallen angel, who fell when he loved a human girl and tried to be with her. After failing to take control of a human body, the avenging angels ripped Patch’s wings off on his way back to heaven. He cannot feel physically — it is described as experiencing the world through a pane of glass — but he can experience emotions. When he is restored as a guardian angel, he regains the ability to fly, though he still cannot feel, as he has not yet “earned” that right. Later in the story his real name is revealed to be Jev.

Vee Sky

Vee is Nora’s best friend. Vee is described as a “green-eyed, minky blonde, and a few pounds over curvy”. She is funny throughout the book, but can be a bit immature, especially about “S-E-X”. She is also quick to judge people and will ignore facts if she doesn’t like them. She is later attacked by a man in a ski mask, later revealed to be Dabria/Miss Greene. After the attack, she shows an extreme distrust in Patch, mistaking him for the attacker.

Elliot Saunders

Elliot is a guy that Nora met at a shop. He originally flirted with and defended Nora at every opportunity. Nora later discovers that he is suspected of killing a girl, leaving her unsure of his true character. It is revealed that Jules is his benefactor as a scholar in Kinghorn Prep. Later on, Jules tests Elliot’s loyalty by making him choose between his lover and his education, with Elliot ultimately giving in to Jules. He is revealed to be Jules’ pawn in his plan on exacting revenge on Patch by hurting Nora. He is incapacitated by Jules in the school library while luring Nora into the trap. He is saved from dying after Vee calls the police.

Jules/Chauncey Langeais

Jules is dark and six-foot-ten with shoulder-length blond hair. He is revealed in the later part of the book to be Patch’s vassal, Chauncey, who wants to have revenge on the fallen angel for tricking him into swearing an oath that will allow Patch to take control over his body for two weeks during the Jewish month of Cheshvan. He inherited the power to create illusions from his father, using it to frighten Nora numerous times in the book. He would also use Elliot as his pawn in his plan to hurt Patch. As a Nephilim, he is killed when Nora sacrificed herself by jumping off of the rafters. Patch explains that when Nora came back, Chauncey didn’t have a soul to reanimate his body, successfully killing him for good. He is related to Nora through her father.

Marcie Millar

Marcie is the easy and popular girl at Coldwater High School who has an ongoing grudge with Nora. Marcie and Nora have been enemies since middle school, when Marcie publicly displayed Nora’s underwear and spray-painted ‘whore’ on her locker. The reasons for her hatred of Nora are unknown. Her dad is the owner of Coldwater’s Toyota dealership and she lives in an affluent neighborhood. She tries to publicly humiliate Nora in any way possible.

Dabria/Miss Greene

Dabria is an Angel of Death and Patch’s former lover. She came down to the earth to find Patch who fell after trying to be with a human girl by becoming human himself. She wanted Patch to get back his wings by saving Nora from death and go back to her. She becomes the new psychologist at school in order to get close to Nora and Patch. She later attempts to kill Nora at one point to get him back, but is unsuccessful. Due to these deeds, she begins to fall, and Patch speeds up the process by ripping her already weakened wings off.

Hush, Hush was followed by three books, Crescendo, Silence, and Finale. The novels were released consecutively each year, with Finale being announced as the final book in the series. The series was initially promoted as being a trilogy,^[3] but it was later announced that the series would comprise four books, thus being a tetralogy.^[4]

On December 4, 2012 Entertainment Weekly revealed that the entire Hush, Hush series had been optioned by LD Entertainment as producer and distributor Paramount Pictures.^[5] LD Entertainment announced that they would be turning the books into a film series, with Greek creator Patrick Sean Smith set to write the screenplay for the first installment.^[5]

On July 8, 2014, Becca announced on her website that she has decided that now is not the right time to move forward with the Hush, Hush movie and did not renew the movie option with LD Entertainment.

On July 20, 2018, Becca posted an update stating that a Hush Hush movie would be headed to production ‘very soon’. Liana Liberato was cast as Nora and Wolfgang Novogratz as Patch.^[6] BCDF Pictures, along with Kalahari Film & Media, announced that Kellie Cyrus would be directing the film – who is best known for directing The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, as well as an episode of the drama You from Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble.^[7]

On July 13, 2021, Becca announced that Hush, Hush had been greenlit for a film by SpringHill Company and Genius Entertainment Partner.^[8] There have been no further updates since the announcement.^[9]

In 2011 Sea Lion Books published the first volume in a proposed three-volume adaptation of Hush, Hush, the first book in the series.^[10] Artist Jennyson Rosero was stated to be drawing the series, with Fitzpatrick and Rosero using Fitzpatrick’s blog to receive reader advice and criticism from preliminary sketches.^[11]