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Footprints in the Dust: Nursing, Survival, Compassion, and Hope with Refugees Around the World
Written by Roberta Gately
Narrated by Susan Boyce
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This memoir reveals the humanity behind the headlines and weaves together unforgettable stories of individuals who are refugees in some of the most troubled places on Earth.
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Roberta Gately
Roberta Gately is a nurse, humanitarian aid worker, and writer who has served in war zones around the world. She has written on the subject of refugees for the Journal of Emergency Nursing and BBC World News Online. A regular speaker on the plight of the world's refugees and displaced, she currently resides near Boston.
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