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The new book in the riveting Butterfly Dynasty novels: Cassie's Song

The new book in the riveting Butterfly Dynasty novels: Cassie's Song

A searing story of love, glamour and sacrifice...

A searing story of love, glamour and sacrifice...

Welcome to Robert Barclay’s captivating world of the multi-award nominated Butterfly Dynasty Series, where the intricacies of life, love, and the human spirit unfold in mesmerising detail. In Cassie’s Song, three women’s gripping journeys intertwine, weaving a tapestry of resilience, passion, and unyielding determination.

Welcome to Robert Barclay’s captivating world of the multi-award nominated Butterfly Dynasty Series, where the intricacies of life, love, and the human spirit unfold in mesmerising detail. In Cassie’s Song, three women’s gripping journeys intertwine, weaving a tapestry of resilience, passion, and unyielding determination.

About the book

Cassie’s Song delves deep into the lives of three remarkable women:

About the book

Cassie’s Song delves deep into the lives of three remarkable women:

Katy

Confronting the aftermath of her husband’s murder, Katy embarks on a poignant journey of self-discovery amidst the timeless beauty of Hampshire villages.

Asian woman, Katy Yehonala, at home in China
Asian woman, Katy Yehonala, at home in China

Katy

Confronting the aftermath of her husband’s murder, Katy embarks on a poignant journey of self-discovery amidst the timeless beauty of Hampshire villages.

Vogue magazine cover interview with Clara Yehonala of The Butterfly Dynasty

Clara

Ascending to the pinnacle of fame on the world concert stage, Clara’s glamorous life takes her to the dazzling fashion capitals of the world, where she grapples with the allure of stardom and the weight of her own ambitions.

Vogue magazine cover interview with Clara Yehonala of The Butterfly Dynasty

Clara

Ascending to the pinnacle of fame on the world concert stage, Clara’s glamorous life takes her across the dazzling fashion capitals, where she grapples with the allure of stardom and the weight of her own ambitions.

Cassie

Advocating fiercely for the environment, Cassie battles against ruthless corporations destroying the precious rainforests of Kalimantan. Her quest for justice leads her into the heart of darkness, where she confronts the true cost of human greed.

Cassie's Song picture of girl in rainforest in The Butterfly Dynasty series
Cassie's Song picture of girl in rainforest in The Butterfly Dynasty series

Cassie

Advocating fiercely for the environment, Cassie battles against ruthless corporations destroying the precious rainforests of Kalimantan. Her quest for justice leads her into the heart of darkness, where she confronts the true cost of human greed.

5 Star Rating

Get to
know Robert

Get to
know Robert

“It is possible to change the world, one word at a time. The stories I am telling need to be told.”

Robert Barclay clasping hands looking at camera

Robert Barclay’s vivid storytelling and sharp-witted dialogue tell the love stories of remarkable, headstrong women thrust centre stage into our great human dramas.

Live through the wrenching denouement with Katy

Embark upon the captivating denouement

Butterfly Dynasty cover for Cassie's Song

Join Robert Barclay to traverse the briar paths of Hampshire, the glamorous world of fashion, and the haunting depths of the rainforest in Cassie’s Song. With unforgettable characters, poignant themes, and breathtaking narrative, this novel will hold you enthralled until the final word.

Join Robert Barclay to traverse the briar paths of Hampshire, the glamorous world of fashion, and the haunting depths of the rainforest in Cassie’s Song. With unforgettable characters, poignant themes, and breathtaking narrative, this novel will hold you enthralled until the final word.

Discover the beauty and lost art of storytelling in Cassie’s Song

Discover the beauty and lost art of storytelling in Cassie’s Song

A Celebration of Amazing Women

My novels celebrate two remarkable women on journeys of discovery—you might say Katy and Clara Yehonala are “universal women” making a difference in the world. Nominate your Amazing Chinese-Australian Woman making a difference in the Arts, business, sport or environmental and human rights activism  HERE.

Discover the unfolding Compendium

The Diary of Katy Yehonala book cover

The Diary of Katy Yehonala

Robert Barclay’s sweeping saga of three generations of extraordinary women who lifted their gaze beyond their turbulent history, each to fulfil unique destinies.

The Girl in the Orphanage book cover

The Girl in the Orphanage

An exotic murder mystery about flawed heroines who changed the world just a little and who let us imagine a kinder one. Riveting storytelling by Robert Barclay.

Butterfly Dynasty cover for Cassie's Song

Cassie’s Song

From the bucolic Hampshire villages of Jane Austen to the steamy rainforests of Borneo, Robert Barclay’s heroines join a new heroine to confront the devastating price the world pays for beauty.