The Royals and the Roaches: Living Abroad with the Government
"I belly-crawled across the floor after a bomb exploded outside our garden in Yemen...I had tea with Barbara Bush in the Yellow Room of the White House...I drove blindly into the midst of an anti-American riot in Venezuela...I joined in a folk dance led by Queen Margrethe in Denmark and I ate dinner with a prime minister in Israel." Patricia Hughes gives us a candid, tough-minded and fun look at living abroad at the behest of our government. She expresses the frustrations and concerns of a mother and wife while accepting with good humor that the Foreign Service acquires "two for the price of one." She reminds us of a dedicated group of patriots that are often forgotten--the diplomats.
This book presents a remarkable range of experience, emotions, people and places that influenced her and her family during 35 years of government service. From terrorism and a civil war to lunch in a palace; from demonstrations and groupies, presidents and princesses to life-long friends--these are The Royals and The Roaches.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0595314961
ISBN13:9780595314966
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:iUniverse
Length:316 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Great travel writing, with a twist
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
For those who have ever been curious about what Foreign Service types have experienced in living overseas - or who enjoy the travel writings of Paul Theroux, Robert Byron or Rebecca West - I strongly recommend "The Royals and the Roaches." Written by a trailing spouse, it has nothing in common with the ponderous memoirs written by the likes of Henry Kissinger. This is about the life (or rather lives) we experience as global nomads. And most applies as much to the expat life of a businessman or missionary as it does to a diplomat.
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