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Zillah Bethell

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Zillah Bethell

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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 UK when she was eight. She was educated at Oxford University and now lives in Wales with her family.

Zillah has written three adult novels (SEAHORSES ARE REAL / LE TEMPS DES CERISES / GIRL IN PROFILE) and three children's novels (THE SHARK CALLER / A WHISPER OF HORSES / THE EXTRAORDINARY COLOURS OF AUDEN DARE)
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Average rating: 4.24 · 2,424 ratings · 527 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Shark Caller

4.41 avg rating — 1,282 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions
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The Song Walker

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The Extraordinary Colours o...

4.06 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions
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A Whisper of Horses

3.94 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions
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Vanishing Edge

3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings2 editions
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Girl in Profile

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Le Temps des Cerises

3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
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Seahorses Are Real

it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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“Jadi yang bisa kau lakukan hanyalah belajar untuk hidup di sisi dinding ini. Berusaha saja membuat sisi dinding ini sama menyenangkannya seperti keinginan mamamu.”
Zillah Bethell, The Shark Caller

“Itu bukan salahmu. Aku tahu aku bilang begitu, tapi sebenarnya bukan. Aku hanya marah, dan saat aku marah, aku mengatakan hal-hal yang tidak seharusnya."

"Hal-hal yang benar," ujar Siringen.

"Bukan. Semua yang dikatakan saat marah tidaklah benar," tegasku. "Itu hanya sekadar ide yang belum menemukan kata-kata yang tepat, jadi berusaha mengatakannya terlalu cepat adalah kesalahan. Itu seperti awan—berubah bentuk dan tidak selalu sama.”
Zillah Bethell, The Shark Caller

“Rumah bukanlah sekedar bangunan. Itu bukanlah sekadar kumpulan bata dan kayu dengan atap di bagian atasnya, juga bukanlah sekadar semen atau paku yang menyatukan semuanya. Rumah adalah tempat di mana kau diinginkan. Tempat kau merasa aman dan dicintai. Itulah arti rumah yang sesungguhnya –bukan bahan pembuatnya atau bahkan lokasinya. Rumah adalah tempat kau diterima apa adanya. Tolong, jangan lupakan itu.”
Zillah Bethell, The Shark Caller

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