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A Fortunate Life by A B Facey
$17.99 AUD
Category: Children/Teenage Fiction | Series: Puffin story books
The remarkable story of an 'ordinary' man. Bert Facey's childhood ended when he was eight years old. That was when his grandmother had to send him away to work for his keep. Bert grew up tough in the vast, wild outback of Western Australia. He lived to eighty-seven, and wrote down his extraordinary stor ...Show more
A Fortunate Life by A B Facey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australia
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 ...Show more
A Fortunate Life (Audio-CD, unabridged, 11 CDs) by A.B. Facey
$49.95 AUD
Category: Audio/CD
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 ...Show more
A Fortunate Life: Edition for Young Readers by A B Facey
$17.99 AUD
Category: Children/Teenage Fiction
Bert Facey saw himself as an ordinary man, but his remarkable story reveals an extraordinary life lived to the full.Bert Facey was a battler, ever optimistic and hopeful despite the hardships of his lfe. A true classic of Australian literature, his simply written autobiography is an inspiration.This edi ...Show more
A Fortunate Life (HB) - Fremantle Press Treasures by A. B. Facey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australia | Series: Fremantle Press Treasures Edition
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 ...Show more
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