![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is another contemporary-and beyond-novel dealing with the chitchat as well as the more profound thoughts on issues that are with us-yesterday, today, tomorrow.” - Kirkus Reviews “The market that found Advise and Consent enormously readable will take this in stride. There are hardly any bystanders in his dramatis personae.” - The New York Times He has a remarkable skill for keeping not only his characters but also his readers in dramatic turmoil. “On every page you hear the drums of jeopardy. Praise for Allen Drury and A Shade of Difference Allen Drury paints a vivid and laser-accurate portrait of Washington and international politics, from top secret conferences, to elite cocktail parties, club luncheon rooms, and the private offices of the key players in government. A cascade of events begun in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations could lead to the weakening of the United States, the loss of the Panama Canal, and a possible civil war. International tensions rise as ambassadors and politicians scheme, using the independence of a small African nation as the focal point for hidden agendas. Racial tensions threaten to sink the US in this sequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning Advise and Consent from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.įrom Allen Drury, the twentieth-century grand master of political fiction, comes a novel of the United Nations and the racial friction that could spark a worldwide powder keg. ![]()
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