{"product_id":"a-fortunate-life-the-australian-classic-9781760996987","title":"A Fortunate Life: The Australian classic","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1894, and first sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer and farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy, surviving Gallipoli, raising a family through the Depression, losing a son in the Second World War, and meeting his beloved Evelyn with whom he shared nearly 60 years of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite enduring unimaginable hardships, Facey always saw his life as a fortunate one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true classic of Australian literature, Facey's simply penned story offers a unique window onto the history of Australian life through the greater part of the twentieth century - the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fremantle Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760996987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.97d","brand":"A. B. Facey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024869351605,"sku":"9781760996987","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781760996987.jpg?v=1787668058","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-fortunate-life-the-australian-classic-9781760996987","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}