Download or read book A Fortunate Life written by A B Facey and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1985-07-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 story for his grandchildren. In spite of its difficulties and sufferings, he always believed he had had 'a fortunate life'. A classic in Australian writing, A Fortunate Life has been specially adapted for young readers.