{"product_id":"9780595763122","title":"The Royals and The Roaches: Living Abroad with the Government","description":"\"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.\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Royals and The Roaches\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120426205424,"sku":"9780595763122","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780595763122_p0.jpg?v=1763724746","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595763122","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}