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    <body><![CDATA[This is the autobiography of Bert Facey, born in Australia in 1894. His father died when he was two and shortly afterwards Bert and most of his siblings were abandoned by their mother. He was raised in agricultural poverty by his wonderful grandmother, but sent away to work aged 8, from which point ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62905118">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised at how much I like this book. It is not what I would typically read: an Australian biography of an &quot;ordinary&quot; man, but his simple, humble writing really captivated me. He leads an amazing life filled with problems (wars, poverty, abuse, the depression) yet always seem to fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24564509">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While in the second hand store looking for books to read during my month in Costa Rica I came across the memoir, A Fortunate Life.  My idea was to read books while traveling around CR and then leave them in whatever city I finished them thus making more room available in my suitcase to bring home so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46074906">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't be enthusiastic enough about this autobiography by Albert Facey.  This is the kind of book that you read aloud to your kids when they are beginning to be bored with you reading to them.  Albert Facey was born in 1894 in Australia.  Abandoned by his mother at age 4, he was raised by his grand...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57778251">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;A Fortunate Life&quot; was published nine months before A.B. Facey’s death in 1982.  &quot;A Fortunate Life&quot; is his story of a hard childhood of working at a young age, serving in World War I and living through a depression. His simplistic yet accepting life view is inspiring. AJ is a m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62021905">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Heart rendering could only describe this book. Simply written but so very special. It almost reads like a children's novel, however, so very true to life. <br/>Could be any one of many common turn of the century hard life stories of survival. <br/>This book leaps with inspiration, sadness and joy....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74939256">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have just finished reading this amazing story.  An inspirational story of a young man growing up in unbelievably tough circumstances - and at the end of the day can look back upon his &quot;fortunate life&quot;.  A must read for anyone who needs to take a step back and reflect on how lucky we real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80372197">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a most incredible book.  It's such a special story - and for the first time ever I understood more about our Australian heritage and feel so proud of our roots...This book genuinely spoke to and touched my heart - It also showed me that you don't have to be a brilliant writer to write a bril...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73787320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[We picked this book up when in Australia and have recommended it to so many people. Now it's more easily obtainable. It's required reading in many Australian curriculums. Facey wrote the book nine months before he died while in his 80's and it documents his extraordinary life of hardship, loss, frie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80502054">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fanastic account of one man's achievements and struggles through life.  I am not normally a fan of biographical stories but this one had me captivated from the beginning.  Bert Facey was an amazing human being, someone to aspire to in character.  (Apologies for all the superlatives but they have t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80031348">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[so glad i didn't have to read this at school- think it could have been a pretty boring chore.  Sometimes when I read just a couple of pages it did seem dry and remote.  But when I had the time to read long swathes of it I found such power in Facey's plain and simple language.  If you give yourself t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73713652">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really 3.5 stars.  A biography of an Australian pioneer, whose positive attitude and strong work ethic helped him overcome life's many challenges, again and again, starting with losing his parents as a very young age.  Note: I read an illustrated version with various photos, and historical Aussie ad...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79113250">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really interesting book that tells a little bit about a lot of important events in the history of Australia, just through the story of one man. Well, maybe not a lot of important events, but at least a couple of biggies: the settlement and development of the wheat belt in Western Australia...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24114739">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 30 21:34:06 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful insight into Australian life in the early 20th century. A.B. Facey is a thoroughly likeable man and I'd even say that he embodied all that is good about a national character if something like that can exist - honest, unpretentious, hardworking, loyal, modest ... <br/><br/>The part of h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24023793">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The autobiography of an Australian man who grew up in Western Australia.<br/>This is a really beautiful book- gut wrenching at times, especially parts of his childhood and Gallipoli.<br/>You read so quickly through it, because of the simplicity of the language, but this language is what makes the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78242028">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it!  Wonderful story of a boy/man's life in Australia and provides history of Australia.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'd actually like to give this book 3.5 stars, but I can't so I'll give it the benefit of that extra .5 star.  I enjoyed the history, the depth, and the clear story-telling voice, but the editing felt a bit strange in places to me.  I also felt a little like I was reading a book assigned for school,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57232112">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a testament to the human spirit!  Wonderful look into Australian history too.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone has a different perception of fortunate.  Very engaging read. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book that forces you to re-evaluate your life and what you truly have to be greatful for.  I am always in awe of people what we deem the basics in life to succeed and yet by living with simple courage and strong character they make a good life for themselves. They truly see the greatness o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34571804">more...</a>]]></body>
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