Master Of My Fate

Author:   Sienna Brown
Publisher:   Random House Australia
ISBN:  

9780143787532


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   07 May 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Winner of the MUD Literary Prize for the best debut literary novel by an Australian writer. A novel about one man's journey to become his own master, from slavery in Jamaica, through to eventual freedom in colonial New South Wales. Based on a true story. William Buchanan lived an extraordinary life. Born a slave on a plantation in Jamaica, he escaped the gallows more than once. His part in the slave uprisings of the 1830s led to his transportation across the world as one of the convicts sent to New South Wales. This is a story not only about a boy who fought against all odds in search of freedom, but also about a world not so long ago, when the violence of colonisation was in full force. It is a story of Jamaica, and Australia, but at its heart, it is a story about how one lives a life, whether slave or free man. Steeped in history but full of lessons that resonate for us today, William Buchanan's coming-of-age tale of survival and fate is a thrilling tale told in a singular voice, from a startling new talent in Australian writing.

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Author:   Sienna Brown
Publisher:   Random House Australia
Imprint:   Vintage (Australia)
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.418kg
ISBN:  

9780143787532


ISBN 10:   0143787535
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   07 May 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Sienna Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in Canada. But it wasn't until a move to Sydney that she came across William Buchanan's story and was struck with a sense of fate - this story of a lost man far from home resonated with her own feelings of displacement. A lifelong storyteller and daughter of Jamaican parents, Sienna was captivated by William's story and the way it intersected with her own cultural background. She is a professional dancer, film editor and documentary director by trade, and worked at Sydney Living Museums, where she first came across William's story. She is currently working on her second novel.

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