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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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Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Bracelet
Nov 10, 2012
The Bracelet will be released on November 06, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Nov 06, 2012
The Bracelet is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Nov 06, 2012
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Jan 14, 2011
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A Story in Lipstick
Dec 03, 2010
Lipstick in Afghanistan will be released on November 09, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Nov 09, 2010
Lipstick in Afghanistan is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Nov 09, 2010
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Chapter 1 from Lipstick in Afghanistan
Oct 22, 2010
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Roberta Gately Revealed

Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Sense of humor, integrity, and ability to persevere Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Writer/ambassador for the UN Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Singing 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 till I get home.  That's real happiness - finding it in the moment and accepting what you have. Learn more about Roberta Gately

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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...
Blogcritics.org, February 4, 2013
...The Bracelet starts off with intrigue and excitement from the first page. Author Roberta Gately gives the reader a mystery from the first page with Abby Monroe, a new UN worker, taking a morning run in Geneva. To her surprise, she witnesses a woman...
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......
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...
Huffington Post, May 3, 2013
...Nurses' Week is upon us, and this year, in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, it seems especially fitting to celebrate nurses, those quiet heroes who walk among us. For in every hospital in Boston, it was a nurse who worked feverishly to stop...
Huffington Post, April 16, 2013
...Monday, April 15th, the Patriots' Day holiday in Boston, dawned clear and cool, a perfect spring day. The ER at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) hummed with activity -- headaches, and chest pain and the wounds and complaints of everyday life. With...
Huffington Post, April 12, 2013
...What exactly is it, that little kernel, that tiny bud of something, that allows people who possess it to move beyond the immediacy of their troubles and to focus instead on the barely discernible sparkle of light, the promise that misery is only fleeting...
Huffington Post, March 28, 2013
...We've all heard the old adage "it takes 43 muscles to frown, and just 17 to smile," a fact that of course begs the question: Why don't we all smile more often? We know that a smile can light up someone else's day as well as our own, but still, it seems...
Wicked Local Swampscott, 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...
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...
Wicked Local Medford, 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...