{"product_id":"a-fortunate-life-by-a-b-facey-9781925591408","title":"A Fortunate Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fortunate Life\u003c\/em\u003e by A B Facey is a 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\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlbert Facey's story is the story of Australia. Born in 1894, and first sent to work at the age of nine, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer, farmer, and jackaroo. His adventures included becoming lost and then rescued by Indigenous trackers, 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 sixty years of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite enduring unimaginable hardships, Facey always saw his life as a fortunate one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46344023605484,"sku":"9781925591408","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925591408.jpg?v=1744015392","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-fortunate-life-by-a-b-facey-9781925591408","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}