THE DIARY OF
KATY YEHONALA

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NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 MILES FRANKLIN AWARD
. NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD

ROBERT BARCLAY - Author, Miles Franklin Award Nominee 2022

THE GIRL IN THE
ORPHANAGE
A disturbing story of extraordinary women

...in a different world four thousand kilometres away,
two white SUVs slide quietly through the deserted backstreets
of a nondescript township called Krong Chey, a stone’s throw
from the border...
Read a preview of Robert Barclay's second novel HERE

Robert's latest stories

Robert Barclay Author and woman in Chinese garden

26 March 2022 By Robert Barclay in Blog, home_blog

Robert Barclay Author meets Clara Yehonala in Award ...

Robert Barclay Author found Clara Yehonala much more agreeable than Katy was in an earlier conversation. Having this one with Clar ...

Two people on a bridge in a scene from a multicultural romance by Robert Barclay

08 December 2021 By Robert Barclay in Blog, home_blog

Multicultural Novel – Katy Yehonala scolds Rob ...

Having this conversation with Katy was very difficult, and not just for the obvious reason you might think. The conversation was h ...

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14 November 2021 By Robert Barclay in Blog, home_blog

Murder mystery novels you must read in 2022

Author Robert Barclay moves into the thrilling genre of murder mystery novels after the success of his first novel

Robert Barclay and The Sunlight Foundation

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The Sunlight Foundation

The trafficking of children to paedophiles, some as young as four or five years old, is the vilest crime in our society. As Director of my own charity, The Sunlight Foundation, I work with other charities who are doing heroic work in Cambodia rescuing and restoring the lives of young children sold into this evil trade. These children are our children and we all have a responsibility to act.

reading crime stories is not enoughd in Cambodia

The Tragedy of Cambodia

I have visited many places in Cambodia and seen first-hand the grinding poverty that feeds the trafficking of children for sex. The hardest question to answer is always: why? Why do mothers sell their daughter's virginity and why is Cambodia the centre of this monstrous crime? Read my story here to understand part of the answer.

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Robert Barclay

THE DIARY OF
KATY YEHONALA

NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 MILES FRANKLIN AWARD

. NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD

ROBERT BARCLAY - Author, Miles Franklin Award Nominee 2022

THE GIRL IN THE
ORPHANAGE
A disturbing story of extraordinary women

...in a different world four thousand kilometres away,
two white SUVs slide quietly through the deserted backstreets
of a nondescript township called Krong Chey, a stone’s throw
from the border...
Read a preview of Robert Barclay's second novel HERE

More from Robert Barclay- Author

Robert's latest stories

Robert Barclay Author meets Clara Yehonala in Award ...

Multicultural Novel – Katy Yehonala scolds Rob ...

Murder mystery novels you must read in 2022

Robert Barclay and The Sunlight Foundation

The Sunlight Foundation

The Tragedy of Cambodia

Ask Robert

I'm always happy to answer questions about my books and articles and especially about the work of The Sunlight Foundation

Register your email to receive pre-release information of upcoming novels and the opportunity to input your ideas into the stories.

THE DIARY OF KATY YEHONALA

***NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 MILES FRANKLIN AWARD***

. ***NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD***

ROBERT BARCLAY - Author, Miles Franklin Award Nominee 2022

THE GIRL IN THE ORPHANAGE A disturbing story of extraordinary women

...in a different world four thousand kilometres away, two white SUVs slide quietly through the deserted backstreets of a nondescript township called Krong Chey, a stone’s throw from the border... Read a preview of Robert Barclay's second novel HERE

More from Robert Barclay- Author

Robert's latest stories

Robert Barclay Author meets Clara Yehonala in Award ...

Multicultural Novel – Katy Yehonala scolds Rob ...

Murder mystery novels you must read in 2022

Robert Barclay and The Sunlight Foundation

The Sunlight Foundation

The Tragedy of Cambodia

Ask Robert

I'm always happy to answer questions about my books and articles and especially about the work of The Sunlight Foundation

Register your email to receive pre-release information of upcoming novels and the opportunity to input your ideas into the stories.

THE DIARY OF
KATY YEHONALA

NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 MILES FRANKLIN AWARD

. NOMINEE FOR THE 2022 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD

THE GIRL IN THE
ORPHANAGE
A disturbing story of extraordinary women

...in a different world four thousand kilometres away,
two white SUVs slide quietly through the deserted backstreets
of a nondescript township called Krong Chey, a stone’s throw
from the border...
Read a preview of Robert Barclay's second novel HERE