Author Talk on The Tin Ticket by Deborah Swiss

This program will be of special interest to history lovers, genealogists, and readers who
enjoy true stories about fearless survivors. Historian and Harwich resident Deborah
Swiss will give a talk about her award-winning fourth book, The Tin Ticket: The Heroic
Journey of Australia’s Convict Women. She will share some Australian artifacts and
discuss the process of breathing life into narrative non-fiction.
In the 19th century, 25,000 girls and women were transported to Australia from England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales as “tamers and breeders.” Hear this compelling, and
largely hidden history, about the triumph of the human spirit as seen through the eyes of
three ordinary women who led extraordinary lives and were among the founding
mothers of modern Australia. Be inspired by how one person can help change the
world, as shown by Elizabeth Gurney Fry, the first internationally recognized female
social reformer.
The Tin Ticket is being made into a television series by the Australian Midnight
Madhouse Productions. It won runner-up honors for Best Non-Fiction book, awarded by
the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Deborah has appeared on The Today
Show, NPR radio, and ABC radio Australia. The Tin Ticket is available at the Brooks
Free Library or wherever you buy books.

This program is paid for and hosted by the Friends of the Brooks Free Library.