The Ambassador

About “The Ambassador”

Set against the military deadlock in South Vietnam and the crisis of Western diplomacy in the Far East, the novel traces the fortunes of a US ambassador who, in moral confusion and tortured by self-doubt, is made arbiter of his nation's fate and of life and death for the ruling house of Vietnam. The ambassador, Maxwell Amberley, navigates a complex web of political turmoil, personal crisis, and conflicting interests as he attempts to reconcile his questions, his frozen heart, and his job's requirements with his own dignity.