Snake Dreaming: Snake Cradle, Snake Dancing, Snake Circle

'Reading Roberta Sykes is to be engaged by a great tale and by an uncompromisingly fine writer.' Janine Burke, The Age 'Sykes' three-volume memoir may well become and Australian classic.' Sun-Herald 'It is a testament to the writing as much as to her life that the reader becomes so immersed in the story of Roberta Sykes. It is a story every Australian should read.'Anne Summers, The Age 'Roberta . that you not only survived but triumphed is an incredible tribute to you and the human spirit.'David Suzuki Together in a single volume for the first time, Snake Cradle, Snake Dancing and Snake Circle, tell of the remarkable life of Roberta Sykes, one of Australia's best-know Black activists. Published to extraordinary critical acclaim, the three books trace a life of hardship, tragedy, political activism and, ultimately, personal achievement. With a strong and unique voice, Roberta takes us on her very intimate and difficult journey from the small town racism of northern Queensland to Harvard University, where she became the first Australian Black to graduate with a doctorate. Along the way we learn of her vulnerability, her rape and the birth of her son, the dangerous and lonely life of an itinerant political activist, poverty and the constant struggle to keep her family together. Roberta's story is moving, exuberant, devastating and, ultimately, uplifting. A remarkable life. A powerful story. An exceptional woman.