A Fortunate Life

By: A. B. Facey

Narrated by: Roger Cardwell

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.

©1981 Albert B. Facey (P)2005 Bolinda Publishing

A BRILLIANT life story, well written, I loved it.

If you could sum up A Fortunate Life in three words, what would they be?

Brilliant. I wouldn't have described all of his life as "fortunate" but A.B sure did. A fantastic story!!!!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Fortunate Life?

Meeting his wife to be after receiving socks from her whilst at war.

What does Roger Cardwell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Hard one to answer but he did a BRILLIANT job!!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

No idea.

Any additional comments?

A must read!! Hard to stop listening!!!

Magnificent

The best book I have ever encountered
It was great and will listen to it again. Should be compulsory in all schools

nice book about real people living good lives

I enjoyed this book a lot. I was quite inspired by its morals and lessons.

One of the loveliest books I've ever heard

I hated to see this book end. Roger has such a delightful reading voice, I felt as if the author himself were actually reading it. The story is of a remarkable life, told in down-to-earth language. It makes you feel as if you know the beautiful author, a man who wasn't born to be a writer, but who simply wants the world to know the story of his life. You feel the love he has for his family, friends, wife and children and you know you'd love him if you had ever met him. A beautiful story that I never wanted to end.

Perfect Book for Audio

This book is written very much the way you would sit and tell someone your life story of an evening. Therefore it makes a perfect book to have read aloud. What a life Bert Facey lead. Or maybe it is more that he lead a great many lives from a mother who abandoned, going to work at nine, a series of jobs in the bush, and then being at Gallipoli all before he was 21. Perhaps my favourite bit is that he met and married the girl who he received a care package from while in the army. How’s that for romantic? An Australian classic.