Antonella Gambotto-Burke is a critic, journalist, and novelist. A dual Italian/Australian citizen, she currently resides near Sydney, Australia. Antonella is the author of six books. Her work, both fiction and non-fiction, has been published in numerous anthologies. Dr. John Irvine, founder of the Read Clinic and Australia's highest-profile child psychologist, said Mama is almost to motherhood what Germaine Greer was to womanhood. "Antonella's book is a seminal piece that draws a line in the sand on what motherhood should be all about," he noted. "It is a statement that has the potential to realign motherhood, and is so intelligently written."