Review of The White Amah

It's fab when friends tell you they love your book but a glowing review from someone you've never met that's something else! This is what Wendy O'Hanlon of 'Click, A Cultural Connection' had to say: -

Delving into The White Amah is like eating a rich dessert - layers and layers of delightful surprises. The story begins so innocently in Australia and then follows so many hard-edged surprising turns that the reader's head is spinning - in a most delightful way - through Malaysia and then onto London.

And just like a many -layered dessert, you simply can't dally in savouring the different offerings - all must be impatiently revealed.

The Author, Ann Massey, introduces us to the main characters one by one - like the many layered dessert. At first we are rapt in the dancing, rocking Crystal - an ambitious teenager who secures a dancing contract in Malaysia. Our attention then turns to the impoverished Rubiah who schemes her way out of the drudgery of tribal life in a Dayak village. But then we are immersed in the the battle of little Mei Li - a girl who believes she came from a Dayak village but feels somewhat of an outcast because of her fairer skin and height.

Behind these personal stories is the backdrop of the timber logging industry in Malaysia which makes multi-national companies rich while plundering and destroying the precious environmental habitat and centuries old tribal way of life.

Massey has crafted an unforgettable novel full of the curious twists and turns of fate. A very satisfying read and delicious to the very end.

Ann Massey

http://www.annmasseyauthor.net/

Author of:

The White Amah, a mystery set against the backdrop of the timber logging industry in Malaysia. Sample or purchase: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1456578065

The Biocide Conspiracy, a Young Adult thriller that sweeps readers into the world of biowarfare. Sample or purchase; http://www.amazon.com/dp/1456503367