Advise and Consent

By Allen Drury

Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction, 1960.

This prize winning novel is an interesting inside look at U.S. Senate. Set in the 1950s, this is the story of the struggle between the majority and the minority parties in the nomination of a liberal, pro-Soviet man as Secretary of State. Allegations are made that the nominee was a member of the Communist Party. In order to push the nomination through, a subcommittee chairman is threatened with exposure of his homosexual experiences during the war.

First off, this is a really long book. I had a struggle to get through the whole thing. But in the end, it was worth reading.  If you are interested in politics and politicians, then you will enjoy this novel.

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