Vanishing Edge

‘Astonishingly beautiful, slender and poetic novel that defied categorisation.’ The Bookseller

‘A right of passage novel with characters as sharp and vivid as broken glass, prose that sparks like supercharged neon. Smart, funny, heartbreaking. This is Catcher in The Rye for South Wales.’ Nicola Davies

‘Zillah Bethell’s writing is completely unique, very funny, yet very dark, with a whip-quick change in direction I didn’t see coming. To read it is to be lead up to the top of a roller-coaster and pushed, hurtling, down the other side.’ Lisa Heathfield

‘Exceptionally beautiful. And dark and sad and funny and heartbreaking and life-affirming, all at the same time. Zillah Bethell has created her own mythology in a sulphur hazed landscape around Port Talbot, and one of the most original and authentic cast of characters I’ve read, especially narrators Apricot and Charlie.’ Nicola Penfold

‘Harrowing, poetic, hilarious and tragic, this is a strikingly memorable contemporary YA novel.’ The Guardian

Zillah Bethell was born in Papua New Guinea and spent her childhood barefoot playing in the jungle. She didn’t own a pair of shoes until she came to the UK at the age of eight.

She read English at Wadham College, Oxford, and now lives in south Wales with her family. Zillah has published three adult novels exploring themes such as depression, the Paris communes, and the artist Gwen John.

Her children’s books include four middle-grade novels:

• A Whisper of Horses
• The Extraordinary Colours of Auden Dare
• The Shark Caller (shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award)
• The Song Walker (shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.