A Fortunate Life

Author: A. B. Facey

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  • : $10.00 AUD
  • : 9780140081671
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  • : 0.368317
  • : April 1985
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  • : A. B. Facey
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  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 994.1032092
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Barcode 9780140081671
9780140081671

Local Description

1985. A paperback copy in very good condition.

Description

First sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer, farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then being rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy. He survived Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression, lost a son in the Second World War, and met 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.