Josephs Cradle 9781849181419 Set in a daring and

Set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America

Sivu is a stonemason who can see the potential shape in a rock before he starts to chisel it

Billy is the youngest soldier in his platoon and is teased for not being old enough to drink or shave

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Josephs Cradle 9781849181419 Set in a daring andEveryone loves the big tree that stands at the heart of the village especially Joseph. So when, one stormy night, the tree is blown down, Joseph carves a beautiful cradle from the trunk for his new baby, Sisi, and for every baby born in the village from that day on. But when at last it is time for Sisi's own grandchild to be rocked in the cradle, a terrible fire strikes the village and the cradle disappears.