The Royals and the Roaches

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.</p>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.</p><p>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 <i>The Royals and The Roaches</i>.