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A Fortunate Life

Facey, A. B. (Book - - 2005)
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A Fortunate Life


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Born in 1894, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression and spent sixty years with his beloved wife, Evelyn. Despite enduring hardships we can barely imagine today, Facey always saw his life as a 'fortunate' one.A true

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Born in 1894, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression and spent sixty years with his beloved wife, Evelyn. Despite enduring hardships we can barely imagine today, Facey always saw his life as a 'fortunate' one.A true classic of Australian literature, his simply written autobiography is an inspiration. It is the story of a life lived to the full -- the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man.Over 800,000 copies soldNow in it's 97th reprint

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Authors: Facey, A. B. (Albert Barnett), 1894-1982
Statement of Responsibility: A.B. Facey ; illustrations by Robert Juniper
Title: A fortunate life
Publisher: Camberwell, Vic. :, Penguin,, 2005.
Edition: Rev ed
Characteristics: 422 p. :,ill., maps, ports. ;,20 cm.
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  • hippyheart rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

What an amazing man whose story needs to be known by all Australians. I think of this book every time we chop firewood!

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