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Roberta Gately

Roberta Gately
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Roberta Gately

A nurse, humanitarian aid worker, and writer, Roberta Gately has served in war zones ranging from Africa to Afghanistan. She has written extensively on the subject of refugees for the Journal of Emergency Nursing, as well as a series of articles for... Read full bio

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Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Happiness doesn't have to be perfect.  I am happiest working long days with refugees but at the end of those days, I am often hot, sweaty, tired and desperate for a bubble bath.  There are no bubble baths in third world refugee settings so I settle for waiting...
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Chapter 1 from The Bracelet
Nov 10, 2012
The Bracelet will be released on November 06, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
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Lipstick in Afghanistan is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
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Roberta Gately Revealed

Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I'd still be myself - only better Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Darfur or Afghanistan working in a remote clinic Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. The many staff at the International Rescue Committee who devote every waking hour to saving refugees Q. What is your greatest achievement? A. Working with refugees and sharing their stories thru writing Learn more about Roberta Gately

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Bestsellers Cafe in Medford offers two March 2 author events
Wicked Local Newburyport, February 26, 2013
...art history. For more information about the author, see www.elenaneva.yolasite.com. At 2:30 p.m., Roberta Gately will read from her books. She is the author of “The Bracelet” and “Lipstick In Afghanistan.” A nurse, humanitarian aid worker...
New Book by Roberta Gately, The Bracelet, Explores Human Trafficking
Examiner.com, January 27, 2013
...The Bracelet is a new novel that explores the horrors of human trafficking with the aim of bringing awareness to the subject. Here is are links to buy the book.Buy the HardcopyBuy Kindle VersionI also suggest that if you......
Author of Lipstick in Afghanistan Releases New Book
Advance for Nurses, December 17, 2012
...Roberta Gately, a Boston, nurse, humanitarian aid worker recently, and author of Lipstick in Afghanistan, recently released her second novel. The Bracelet tells the story of a nurse who finds herself...
Author of Lipstick in Afghanistan Releases New Book
Advance for Nurses, December 17, 2012
...Roberta Gately, a Boston, nurse, humanitarian aid worker recently, and author of Lipstick in Afghanistan, recently released her second novel. The Bracelet tells the story of a nurse who finds herself...
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Boston Magazine, November 1, 2012
...the tenor sax titan, at Northeastern’s Blackman Auditorium. 11/3   FACT MEETS FICTION Boston Medical Center nurse Roberta Gately taps into her experience as an international aid worker in her latest novel, The Bracelet , a thriller about a...