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A review by knod78
A Fortunate Life by Albert B. Facey
5.0
This was the Australian Forest Gump and I loved every minute of this book. Okay, maybe a few times, it bogged down with lots of information and it does the same thing that another Australian author did in introducing a character name without describing this person and the importance of this person. But I digress. Also, there was some repeated information, but that was limited.
What a beautiful story to follow this kid, a kid put into slavery at 7, and then basically work his way out of it and into a life of work (hard work). He has bad things happen and he happens to be at the right place at the right time. Just like Forest Gump. It works out for him in the end. I love that he was a Manager by 17, how he met his wife, and all the odd jobs and adventures he had. The Afterword was a treat to learn more about how he got this book published and I think it answers some questions about how he remembered everything at his age. It was such an insight into Australian life and their work with the war. I loved how they kept trying to get him to drink even at a young age, almost pestering him, and one officer making it an order...until he said, "No. I made a promise to my grandmother." Then, they backed off like ...understood.
I recommend everyone to read this book and learn about hard work, persevering, and well life. Thanks Elizabeth for this book.
What a beautiful story to follow this kid, a kid put into slavery at 7, and then basically work his way out of it and into a life of work (hard work). He has bad things happen and he happens to be at the right place at the right time. Just like Forest Gump. It works out for him in the end. I love that he was a Manager by 17, how he met his wife, and all the odd jobs and adventures he had. The Afterword was a treat to learn more about how he got this book published and I think it answers some questions about how he remembered everything at his age. It was such an insight into Australian life and their work with the war. I loved how they kept trying to get him to drink even at a young age, almost pestering him, and one officer making it an order...until he said, "No. I made a promise to my grandmother." Then, they backed off like ...understood.
I recommend everyone to read this book and learn about hard work, persevering, and well life. Thanks Elizabeth for this book.