Seniors’ Week 2021 Event — Thursday June 3

The first week of June is SENIORS’ WEEK and the Grande Prairie Public Library has invited guest author Dr John Case.

“John Case trained to be a physician in Edinburgh. Seeking a rural life, the family emigrated to Grande Prairie. Now retired,John and his wife, Enid live in Qualicum Beach.  Dr. John Case has always enjoyed amusing others and hopes to continue doing so with his books.”

“In A Surgeon’s Life book series, Dr Case tells his life story from a Lancashire childhood through the depression and WW11 to becoming a specialist surgeon in a remote Alberta city in northern Canada. This surgeon’s progressive account from childhood to retirement is in three volumes: An Abnormally Normal Childhood, The Surgeon’s Apprentice, and A Rural Surgeon. Joy and sadness, tears and laughter, hope and despair fill the stories of the characters and situations met along the way.”

Check the Library’s website to register for the Zoom presentation on Thursday, June 3, 2021 @ 2:00 pm

https://gppl.librarymarket.com/events/book-launch-rural-surgeon-dr-john-case

He will discuss his latest book, A Rural Surgeon, which recalls life as the first specialist surgeon in Grande Prairie.

The event will include readings by the author, followed by a Q & A session. The book is available online and from bookstores. His website is www.johnbcase.com.

Space is limited so if you’re interested, register as soon as possible.

  • Event Date: June 3, 2021
  • Event Time: 2:00 pm
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