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Trade Paperback. Condizione: As New. Reprint. Fortunate Life is an autobiography by Albert Facey published in 1981, nine months before his death. It chronicles his early life in Western Australia, his experiences as a private during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and his return to civilian life after the war. An afterword by relates the public reception in Australia of this An classic chronicle of survival and resilience under pressure. 331p. frontis. illus. Robert Juniper (illustratore).…

Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, spine faintly faded, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. 167 pp. A. B. (Albert) Facey wrote the bestselling 'A Fortunate Life'. J. B. (John) Hirst discusses Facey's world, starting from what he tells us in his book. He uncovers the (unrevealed) Facey family history. The world in which Facey grew up - among farmers, workers and miners in Victoria, the Kalgoorlie Goldfields and West Australian wheatbelt - is the same world described in Henry Lawson's stories. This book brings these two famous authors together in a novel way. After each chapter on Facey and his times there is a Lawson story on the same theme. It is an evocative exploration of Australia's social history. …