Dec 24, 2017
. . . . . . . . . . #fortunatelife #abfacey #classicbooks #australia #thingsthatmadeanimpression . . . Albert Facey, at eight years of age, left his family to work and live with another family, primarily tending the livestock. This event occurred after his second Christmas there, by then he was ten years old. . . . Albert Facey was born in Maidstone, Victoria on 31 August 1894, and died on 11 February 1982, aged 87 years. ‘A Fortunate Life’ was published in 1981.