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A Fortunate Life
- Narrated by: Roger Cardwell
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
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 60 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.
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- Sally Wright
- 31-07-24
This amazing man’s life was anything g but fortunate yet he saw the best in everyone
I like the authentic Aussie accent , read so heartwarmingly . This is a must read book .
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- Anonymous User
- 04-06-21
Fantastic!
I love this so much! It is so simple but that's what makes it so beautiful!!
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- Deborah Cotterell
- 05-04-19
amazing
so pleased we chose this for our book group discussion it is fantastic and so peaceful
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- MG
- 29-03-20
A great story of a person's resilience
A great story of a persons resilience throughout their life. Would highly recommend this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-05-23
A wonderful, heartfelt story about a genuine man
I knew parts of this story, but the first time I have read/listened to the book in full. Simply, and beautifully written; I listened to it in just two days.
My only (very slight!) criticism of the performance is the mispronounciation of some place names, as a local would say: Narrogin, Albany, Mundaring.... I found myself saying them aloud every time they were said. Apart from this it was beautifully read and performed.
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- Phil Day
- 18-07-21
The narrator had me spellbound from the first page
What a privilege to have shared this wonderful journey through a fortunate life with a real true gentle man
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- Katherine
- 28-05-15
amazing story of early WA
Was a wonderful story of true determination and love of the Australian outback - a real true blue aussie guy
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