The town of Wickepin is located three hours drive southeast of Perth. This week a new version of his story a live theatre event presented in a chain of local cinemas opens in Perth before touring regional towns.
The style of the book passed beyond plainness into an elemental purity. A Fortunate Life is Facey’s account of his 88 eventful years, an Australian classic penned in a writing style once described as having passed beyond plainness into an elemental purity. His ordinariness and decency, and the enjoyment he took from a life that by the usual standards was far from fortunate, endeared him to his fellow Australians. Alternatively just sit in the tranquil surroundings with a copy of “A Fortunate Life” and envisage life in the wheatbelt in the early 1900s. When he was 86 Facey published A Fortunate Life(1981), the autobiography that made him and his life famous. Swim in the refreshing, calm waters or take out a boat to explore this impressive body of water.
Avid birdwatchers can spend hours studying numerous water birds inhabiting the lake. Whilst in Wickepin, try and include a visit to the picturesque Lake Yealering. Allowing half a day to complete the drive will provide you with plenty of time to explore various significant places in Facey’s childhood. The homestead forms part of the Albert Facey Heritage Trail that leads you through Wickepin and surrounding areas to discover more about the life of this literary genius. As you wander through the rooms you will have the opportunity to see Facey’s own furniture and personal effects. Facey lived with his family in this house until the Great Depression. A visit to the Albert Facey Homestead gives a unique insight into the life of the author of ‘A Fortunate Life’ in the early 1900s.
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