Lead Review (Iban Woman)

• Book: Iban Woman
• Location: Borneo
• Author: Golda Mowe

Review Author: Tina Hartas

3.75*

The Iban people are a branch of the Dayak people, living on Borneo.

Iban Woman is the third in the series of standalone novels, bringing the mythology and traditions of Iban culture to life.

Ratai is 20 years old and is a natural and gifted warrior, not a boon where women have more traditional roles. There is pressure for her to prove her competency at the weave, traditional for women. Yet she wants to be the perfect Iban woman so must find a balance.

But first, there are deadly tasks to tackle, to protect her people, a story brought to life with verve and colour, sprinkled with detail of life among these people.

These novels by Golda Mowe are a great way to learn about a way of life, with inventive and fantastical scenarios, that will appeal to readers across the spectrum and particularly to younger adults who want to learn of the ways of others.

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