The Foreign Service Journal, November 2004

AFSA’s Tex Harris Award for constructive dissent by a Foreign Service specialist, in recognition of her strong commitment to fairness and her willingness to put her own career on the line to help others. She is the author of three novels and numerous short stories. The Way Home: A Novel Robert Earle, Daybue Publishing, 2003, $24.00, hardcover, 367 pages. “Impressive … compelling … highly original,” said the Baltimore Sun about Robert Earle’s debut novel. “Positively gripping,” said Washingtonian Online . The Way Home is the story of 16-year-old Max, an only child, who is faced with the collapse of his world as, first, his beloved grandfather dies, then his parents divorce, and he is packed off to a boarding school. There he encounters a cast of diverse characters who seem determined to force him to grow up quickly. “Foremost a coming-of-age tale,” says Booklist maga- zine, “it is tinged with Earle’s philosophical riffs on marriage and divorce, the economics of aging, and the often inscrutable ties between generations.” Robert Earle is a retired FSO and veteran of the U.S. Information Agency. Conflicting Loyalties: A Novel Harry Caicedo, iUniverse, Inc., 2004, $14.95, paperback, 190 pages. Six months after 9/11, the mys- terious sinking of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter off the coast of Cuba detonates outraged demands for a war of punishment and revenge against the Castro regime. War hysteria quickly pos- sesses average citizens and policy-makers alike from Miami to Washington. Thousands of U.S. servicemen prepare to risk death in a massive invasion of Cuba to protect American national security and honor. A Cuban-American reporter for a Miami newspaper F O C U S 32 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 4 * per night, single or double occupancy subject to availability Y our search is over, choose a hotel where the federal per diem rate is available year-round. * t Luxurious Suites t All rooms with full size kitchen & stove tops t Fitness center t Complimentary in-room coffee t Full service restaurant t Parking available t Across fromMain State t White House, The Mall, and Metro Foggy Bottom station (blue & orange lines) within walking distance Accommodations State Plaza Hotel 2117 E. St. NW Washington, DC 20037 Telephone: (800) 424-2859 (202) 861-8200 Parking Available Rated  1 / 2 by AAA www.stateplaza.com E-mail: reservations@stateplaza.com