Join Dr. Barclay Shepard on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. for his inaugural book signing at Sherman’s Bookstore in Boothbay Harbor.

At age 99, Dr. Shepard has led an extraordinary life. Born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine in 1926, he and his family moved back to Turkey where his father worked as a doctor and served as the founder and medical director at the American Hospital in Gaziantep. Experience the adventure of international steamship sailing and travel by train across Europe aboard the Orient Express.

Through the pages of his book, meet a Hollywood actor, a World War II spy, and world dignitaries. His memoir allows readers to gain a rare glimpse into a remarkable life lived. Attend Maine Maritime Academy to study navigation and sail to Havana, Cuba. Ship out with the Merchant Marine to deliver supplies to Russia, Asia, and the ports of the Mediterranean Sea. Sail through the Panama Canal and into a hurricane (the first, but not his last).

Follow family tradition and acceptance into medical school and learn how Dr. Shepard served as a thoracic surgeon aboard the U.S.S. Repose AH-16 in the Vietnam War during the height of the Tet Offensive. Work for the Navy’s Surgeon General as part of the Medical Corps evaluating military hospitals around the world.

Join the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as the director of the Agent Orange Project and testify to Congress on the research that linked veterans’ exposure to the chemical defoliant in Vietnam to cancers and other serious medical diagnoses.

This memoir invites the reader to experience the world through the author’s transcontinental adventures and by all means of transportation possible (even pack mules). It is a fascinating glimpse into a life well lived. “A Surgeon’s Slice of Life” culminates service to country and community with a keen sense of family and self.

This is a limited printing, so please join us in person on Nov. 29 at 1 p.m., or pre-order your copy by phone 207-633-7262 or online at shermans.com.

With almost a century’s perspective to reflect back on, this is a story not to be missed