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A Covid Odyssey: A fictional COVID-19 pandemic story
Amazon bestselling novella featured as part of the Pandemic Collection in the Museum of Health Care at Kingston. Written during the pandemic, about the pandemic.A race against time to bring the cure for a deadly virus to a dying spouse. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the world, Dr. Mark Spencer’s small town in Northern Ontario is largely unaffected other than being in lockdown and preparing for the potential onslaught. When his wife, Sarah – already attending a conference in Florida when the borders close – becomes deathly ill, she is admitted to a local hospital with minimal resources to treat Covid patients. As she spirals downward and with time running out, Mark concocts a plan to bring her an experimental anti-viral drug that might save her life. He must first, however, cross the Ontario/Michigan border and then travel 2000 km through a pandemic American landscape. Along his journey, he encounters a variety of unusual characters that bring into question the very foundation of his scientific beliefs.
Will Mark arrive at the hospital in time to save his wife? No matter what, Mark’s life will be forever changed by his Covid Odyssey.
121 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 21, 2020
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About the author
Graham Elder
7 books13 followersDr. Graham Elder runs a busy surgical practice in Northern Ontario. He is the author of the bestselling medical fiction series A Covid Odyssey. Very outdoorsy, he enjoys Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, biking, and hiking with his two massive dogs. Graham has been married thirty-four years and has two wonderful children.
Dr. Laura Cody is a forensic psychiatrist, fiction writer, and lover of books. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous publications. She is happiest hiking and adoring beautiful vistas and gorgeous sunsets. She loves chocolate (addiction-level), spicy food, and cats. Laura lives in New York with her three children, two cats, and one husband.
Laura and Graham met over a cadaver in the anatomy lab their first week of medical school and have been friends ever since. In 2015, they joined forces and twodocswriting.com was born. A forensic psychiatrist writing with an orthopedic surgeon? What devilish harm could come of that?
Dr. Laura Cody is a forensic psychiatrist, fiction writer, and lover of books. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous publications. She is happiest hiking and adoring beautiful vistas and gorgeous sunsets. She loves chocolate (addiction-level), spicy food, and cats. Laura lives in New York with her three children, two cats, and one husband.
Laura and Graham met over a cadaver in the anatomy lab their first week of medical school and have been friends ever since. In 2015, they joined forces and twodocswriting.com was born. A forensic psychiatrist writing with an orthopedic surgeon? What devilish harm could come of that?
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June 30, 2020
Fantastic read!
Thank-you for a great story which was fictional, yet makes it known the struggles across the globe that people had.
Thank-you for a great story which was fictional, yet makes it known the struggles across the globe that people had.
July 7, 2020
Great little story
Well-written, engaging and very topical adventure. I very much enjoyed it, and look forward to reading more stories from this author.
Well-written, engaging and very topical adventure. I very much enjoyed it, and look forward to reading more stories from this author.
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