Riska: Memories of a Dayak Girlhood - Couverture souple

"You'll never forget Riska." --Now

"[A] lovely memoir--a rare and valuable record [and] a thoroughly original account of growing up in the rain forests of Borneo.-- Fresh, direct writing and sparkling, meandering connections between thoughts, snatches of conversation and memory." -The Globe and Mail

"A captivating story--and a stunning and insightful testament to her life and the life of her people." -Winnipeg Free Press

"Riska ought to be essential reading--A totally enchanting and beguiling autobiography [that] provides valuable insights into the past, present and future of Borneo's first inhabitants. " -Woman Newsmagazine

Riska Orpa Sari, 29, lives in Kalimantan, Borneo.

Linda Spalding, in her Introduction, tells of meeting Riska in 1995 when she visited Borneo to research her latest book, The Follow. She is also a novelist, most recently of The Paper Wife, and editor of Brick, A Literary Journal. She lives in Toronto.

Carol Colfer is an anthropologist who lives and works in Indonesia, and has a particular interest in forest cultures.