This is the autobiography of an extraordinary life of an ordinary man. It is the story of Albert Facey, who lived with simple honesty, compassion and courage. A boy who started work at eight on the rough West Australian frontier, he struggled as an itinerant rural worker, survived the gore of Gallipoli, the loss of his farm in the Depression, the death of his son in World War II and that of his beloved wife after sixty devoted years - yet he felt that his life was fortunate.
Facey's life story, published when he was eighty-seven, inspired many as a play, a television series, and an award-winning book that has sold over 800,000 copies.
'I am stunned by the horror this man endured in his childhood. I am humbled by his gentle acceptance of the good and the bad... This is an extraordinary and moving book.' Adelaide Advertiser