Join local author Dimity Mortensen as she discusses her newest biography, Archibald Mosman: The Field of the Faithful Man.

Monday 28 July, 2 - 3pm at Manly Library

Archibald Mosman is the first biography of the suburb of Mosman’s namesake and chronicles his life as a wealthy merchantman, whaler, grazier and vast landholder. This candid and sometimes confronting portrayal explores his association with slavery as a young sojourner on plantations in the British West Indies. It examines the forces that drove him during his contentious time as magistrate in Armidale through to his final days in virtual obscurity in Randwick at Byron Lodge.

Dimity will share a presentation of historical artifacts found during her research.

Books will be available for purchase and signing on the day.

Light lunch and refreshments on arrival.

Enquiries: 8495 5028 or libraryprograms@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Dimity Mortensen was born and educated in Sydney. She lived in London for seven years, working at Christie’s Fine Art Auction House and travelling through the Middle East, Europe and Eastern Europe. She decided to return home to Australia to start her career as a writer, and has since been published in some of the top literary journals in Australia. Her first novel, Love: A Parable Without a Moral, was published in 2008. Archibald Mosman is her first non-fiction book.