A review by daphnelee
Iban Dream by Golda Mowe

4.0

This is a short comment that appeared in my column in The Star newspaper on 16th Dec, 2012: This is exactly the book I’ve been waiting for – a fantasy novel that draws on the legends of our land. The author, who is of Iban and Melanau descent, was inspired by the tales she heard as a child in Sarawak and this exciting story draws on Iban mythology as well as the old ways of life that have all but disappeared. I look forward to more from Mowe and hope she will inspire other Malaysian writers to mine our local mythology for stories.