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  “An intimate look at a life lived as a lie” — Kirkus Reviews 

     The Wrong Road Home by Ian A. O'Connor is  a story of treachery and deceit inspired by true events. It’s the  larger-than-life story of a surgeon who successfully practiced his craft  for 20 years—first in Ireland and then the United States—girded with  nothing more than a Chicago School System GED and several counterfeit  medical diplomas!  Having a big sale, on-site celebrity, or other event? Be sure to announce it so everybody knows and gets excited about it.

 
    Impossible, is undoubtedly any reader’s initial reaction—and understandably so—but the tale is based on a Miami Herald Sunday Edition front page exposé that was the talk of South Florida two  decades ago. Oprah’s producer pursued the impostor for weeks, as did  Bill O’Reilly, then the host of Inside Edition.  

     The Wrong Road Home combines two cautionary tales. The first warns how a Faustian bargain  once struck, allows for no turning back. Desmond Donahue's impossible  dream of becoming a ‘doctor’ was indeed realized over time, and a  ‘doctor’ he remained despite several close calls in the ensuing years.  The second cautionary message details the terrible cost in human terms  of a life lived alone; of having to forgo marriage and children; of  never having a close friend; of having to keep everyone ever met at  arm’s length so the day would never arrive where he would inadvertently  expose the awful truth about himself.