Seahorses are Real - Softcover

"Bethell's insightful representation of depression and abuse refutes the cliche of male aggression and offers a bleak and nuanced portrayal of an imploding relationship . . . we should all look forward to more from Bethell." "New Welsh Review""

Marly's had enough of the cramped little rundown flat and wounded grey street where she lives with her fiance, David. If they could just move away, escape to a rose-covered cottage by the sea, she's sure she would get better and everything would be alright.
Seahorses are real is a powerful debut novel of love and damage. Zillah Bethell tells the haunting tale of a relationship warped by depression, at once tender and destructive, where violence is not only perpetrated by men and love is not necessarily enough.