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“An epic story of personal growth. Eisendrath, a current consultant on U.S. diplomatic policy, layers on the subtext until the book becomes both a character study and a snapshot of a contentious period in American political history. With rich characters, sharp dialogue, and a multifaceted story, it’s a novel that works on a handful of levels.” —Booklist

"Former U.S. foreign service officer Eisendrath, who codrafted the U.N. Outer Space Treaty, offers a heavy-handed political parable in his second novel (after Crisis Game ). Dwight Lockwood, following the death of his sexually abusive secretary of defense father, begins to find his own political voice, first as an activist against U.S. policy in Nicaragua, a campaign he eventually parlays into a broader social action movement."—Publishers Weekly

“This is a remarkable work. It contains the amazing landscape of all things political in the world today. The tragedies that befall the two central characters, and therefore all of us, are gripping and so that this novel becomes a mystery-like-page-turner. It belongs on a shelf of outstanding books. Reflecting on it I’m reminded of Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex, T.C. Boyle’s The Tortilla Curtain, and most of Coetzee’s work. It’s one of the best books I’ve read in the past couple of years.” —Wesley Van Tassel, author and playwright of Clues to Acting Shakespeare