A Fortunate Life by A B Facey
Albert Facey's story is the story of Australia. Born in 1894, and first sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a laborer and farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy, surviving Gallipoli, raising a family through the Depression, losing a son in the Second World War, and meeting his beloved Evelyn with whom he shared nearly sixty years of marriage. Despite enduring unimaginable hardships, Facey always saw his life as a fortunate one. A true classic of Australian literature, Facey's simply penned story offers a unique window onto the history of Australian life through the greater part of the twentieth century the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781925591408 |
| ISBN 10 | 1925591409 |
| Title | A Fortunate Life |
| Author | A B Facey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fremantle Press |
| Year published | 2018-04-21 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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