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.”
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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.
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.
Flights of Fancy
Next time you pick up one of those romance novels, or any book, ask yourself, why do I want to read it? The biggest hits of all time have almost always been “wonder” literature
THE MOST REMARKABLE WOMAN OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Cixi ruled more than a quarter of the world’s population for fifty years, through tumultuous times. She lived a life surrounded by myths, intrigue, betrayal, murder, love, and survival.
THE TIME TWO EMPRESSES RULED THE WORLD
Two women ruled over half the world’s people for more than fifty years. At the end of their lives, their two empires were soon gone, brought down by their own hands.