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A Shade of Difference

A Shade of Difference (ISBN 0-385-02389-8) is a 1962 political novel written by Allen Drury. It is the first sequel to Advise and Consent, for which Drury was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960, and was followed in 1966 by Capable of Honor.

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Jun 29, 2026
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≈ 1 min
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247 w
Citations
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Source
A Shade of Difference
First edition
AuthorAllen Drury
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAdvise and Consent
GenrePolitical novel
PublishedSeptember 20, 19621
PublisherDoubleday
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages603
OCLC282789
Preceded byAdvise and Consent 
Followed byCapable of Honor 

A Shade of Difference (ISBN 0-385-02389-8) is a 1962 political novel written by Allen Drury. It is the first sequel to Advise and Consent, for which Drury was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960,2 and was followed in 1966 by Capable of Honor.3

The novel focuses on the politics among delegations to the United Nations and the troubles that Third World nations cause the United States as it vies for political advantages against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, as well as racial tensions within the United States surrounding the integration of public schools in southern states.

Advise and Consent and its sequels had been out of print for almost 15 years until WordFire Press reissued them in paperback and e-book format in 2014.4

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References

  1. "Books—Authors". The New York Times. September 6, 1962. p. 27. ProQuest 116202612.
  2. "Pulitzer Prize Winners: Fiction (1948-present)". The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. Kaplan, Roger (October–November 1999). "Allen Drury and the Washington Novel". Policy Review. Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.
  4. Simon, Phil (May 28, 2014). "Classic Politics: The Works of Allen Drury Now Back in Print". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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