A Shade of Difference

By Allen Drury

Book Overview

The sequel to the Pulitzer Prize winning bestseller Advise and Consent.

From Allen Drury, the 20th Century grand master of political fiction, a novel of the United Nations and the racial friction that could spark a worldwide powderkeg.

International tensions rise as ambassadors and politicians scheme, using the independence of a small African nation as the focal point for hidden agendas. 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. 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 novel as relevant today as when it was first published.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614751277
• ISBN13: 9781614751274
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Wordfire Press
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Another good reference for high-school homeschoolers. . .

Like it's predecessor, "Advise and Consent", "A Shade of Difference" provides outstanding insight into the inner workings of government -- in this case, the United Nations. Also worthy of note is the discussion of civil rights. The homeschooling parent will quickly note that the book is a bit dated -- but also prophetic, detailing the civil rights movement before it actually happened.I have read and re-read all the books in the "Advise and Consent" series, and two examples toward the end of this book demonstrate, to me, the brilliant writing of which Drury was capable (that is to say, they left me in tears.) One is the death of Sen. Cooley; the other the impassioned speech by Sen. Fry to the UN General Assembly.Again, a word of caution. The wise parent will monitor the age at which the student reads this book. While certainly not a major theme of the book, there are some sexually descriptive passages which may merit some discussion.

An outstanding successor to Advise and Consent.

In "Advise and Consent", Allen Drury gave us an insider's view of the US Senate. Now, with "A Shade of Difference", Drury tackles the United Nations and the subject of racism.It is not often that an author's second book, especially a sequel or a book in a series, is as good as the first. This book is an exception to that rule, topping, if it is at all possible, his earlier work.In "A Shade of Difference", Drury demonstrated that he not only understood the inner workings of the United Nations, but that he was a political prophet, accurately (in concept, if not in detail) predicting the civil rights struggles of the late 1960's. He also provided the reader with several unforgettable character images, even more so than in "Advise and Consent". The examples which were for me the most striking, were the passages which detailed the filibuster and death of Sen. Cooley, and the impassioned speech to the United Nations made by Sen. Fry.The subsequent books in this series were good -- but none lived up to what Mr. Drury gave us in the first two.Like it's predecessor, "A Shade of Difference" belongs on the reading list in every Civics classroom in America.