Zillah Bethell was born in a leprosy hospital in Papua New Guinea, spent her childhood barefoot playing in the jungle, and didn't own a pair of shoes until she came to the United Kingdom when she was eight years old. She was educated at Oxford University and lives in Wales with her family. A Whisper of Horses is her first children's book.
Praise for A Whisper of Horses: "[A] densely plotted dystopian
novel, Welsh author Bethell's debut. . . . Bethell's inventive
heroine propels an action-packed adventure." --Publishers
Weekly
"Bethell turns all the old formulas on their head. . . . As with
all good fantasy, there is a strong requisite of reality. . . the
narrative is driven by the skillfully articulated sentiments of a
horse-obsessed girl." --The Telegraph (U.K.), five stars "When
Serendipity's mother dies, she leaves Serendipity a figurine of a
horse, an animal that has long been extinct in the world. Soon, she
learns more about her mother's history and discovers a map that
might lead to horses. . . . This debut offers up a solid dose of
middle-grade adventure." --Booklist
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