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Roberta Gately

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A nurse, humanitarian aid worker, and writer, Roberta Gately has served in third-world 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 the BBC World News Online. She speaks regularly on the plight of the world’s refugees and displaced.

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	Lipstick in Afghanistan 3.69 avg rating — 1,839 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bracelet 3.47 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frozen Girl (Jessie Novak #2) 4.17 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Girl Walking 4.05 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ambassador's Wife 4.12 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Footprints in the Dust: Nursing, Survival, Compassion, and Hope with Refugees Around the World 4.22 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Mother's Cry (Jessie Novak #3) 4.46 avg rating — 174 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reader's Digest Select Editions, Volume 316, 2011 #4: Never Look Away / Promise Me / Lipstick in Afghanistan / I Still Dream About You by Reader's Digest Association, Linwood Barclay (Goodreads Author), Richard Paul Evans 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selecções do Livro: A Peste Genesis; Sair De Desconhecido; Sem Retorno; Baton No Afeganistão by Reader's Digest Association, Michael Byrnes (Goodreads Author), Roberta Gately (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Readers Digest - Seleções de Livros: Passo em Falso/De Batom, no Afeganistão/Teatro do Medo/O Pomar by Reader's Digest Association, Roberta Gately (Goodreads Author), Peter Lovesey 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Roberta Gately said: " A brilliant read - velvety smooth descriptions - just beautiful! finished it long ago and have read too many to list. Currently reading Stieg Larsson's "The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo" - love it! ...more "

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“‎Lipstick is really magical. It holds more than a waxy bit of color - it holds the promise of a brilliant smile, a brilliant day, both literally and figuratively.”
― Roberta Gately

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“ma dietro a ogni nuvola il sole splende ancora. (...) anche quando una nuvola nasconde il sole, non lo priva del suo splendore.”
― Roberta Gately, Lipstick in Afghanistan

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