Snake CradleBy Roberta SykesAllen and Unwin, 1997. 330 pp. Review by Maureen Sexton
Snake Cradle is the first volume of Roberta Sykes' three-volume autobiography Snake Dreaming. Sykes leads us through the story of her life until 18 years of age. We
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