Join us for a night with Sienna Brown to celebrate the launch of Sienna's debut novel Master of My Fate. Based on a true story, this is 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. 

Sienna will be in conversation with Jacqui Newling, The Colonial Gastronomer and author of Eat Your History.

About the book

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.