Karobran: The story of an Aboriginal girl

by Monica Clare

A fictionalised account of the author's childhood, Karobran has often been considered the first published novel by an Australian Aboriginal woman.

95 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1978

About the author

Sister Monica Clare is the Sister Superior at the Community of St. John Baptist, an Episcopal convent based in New Jersey, and a spiritual counselor specializing in religious trauma, mental illness, and addiction. Before becoming a nun in 2012, she worked as a photo editor in L.A. and performed in an acoustic rock duo and an improv comedy troupe.

Reviews

[Christine]

It seems a shame that she passed before the final edits could be completed. I feel there is so much more to this story that we will never know