Multicultural Novel – Katy Yehonala scolds Robert Barclay
“How come I’m the one who got a psychopath for an author, Robert? Didn’t you ever read Jane Austen’s stuff? Women have a great time in her stories.”
FROM ‘CONCUBINE TO COMMANDO’ – NEW GENERATION OF EMPOWERED CHINESE WOMEN FIGHT CENTURIES OLD TRADITIONS
Chinese women have always been feminists, from the misunderstood Dowager Empress Cixi Yehonala to the fabulous Soong sisters, to the incredible Chinese women today conquering the sporting, musical, literary and entrepreneurial arenas, even space exploration.
BEECHWORTH AUTHOR NOMINATED FOR LITERARY AWARDS
“We live in a world where the distractions of technology for technology’s sake dominate and diminish our lives,” said the Beechworth author. “But stories do the opposite; they enrich the world.”
Asian women fight contemporary issues – BusyContinent Magazine
A Victorian author has given a voice to powerful Asian women, telling stories that need to be told, using exquisite writing that brings alive every sense for the reader.
BEECHWORTH AUTHOR NOMINATED FOR MAJOR LITERARY AWARDS
Who is the young village girl, Chavy, trafficked for sex, why are Cambodia’s political corruption and human trafficking trade so dangerous to foreign nationals and what are the father complexes she and her daughter both share?
MEDIA RELEASE – Cross Cultural novels with universal urgency
These are stories with universal importance: “strong, vulnerable women fighting personal and society’s battles, child trafficking, the rise of China, women’s ascendancy, environmental destruction, misplaced values.
THE BUTTERFLY DYNASTY – THE MIRABAL SISTERS TO THE YEHONALAS
The Butterfly Dynasty of my novels has its roots in the past and originated in places as far apart in distance and time as it is possible to go. The Dominican Republic and Imperial China.
MURDER MYSTERY BOOKS YOU MUST READ IN 2024
This second novel promises to be one of the best murder mystery novels for 2022. The book continues the story of two amazing, quirky women that will change their lives, and yours.
UNICEF in CAMBODIA
UNICEF tells us that 30 children die every day from being trafficked into the sex industry. They die from neglect, drug overdoses, disease, HIV, violence and torture.
WHY STORYTELLING MATTERS
Telling stories matters – though I don’t think that should really be such a surprise. We live in a world where the distractions of technology dominate and diminish our lives. Storytelling does the opposite; it enriches the world and our humanity.