THE LADY AND THE TIGER
By Patricia Linder
ISBN: 1-4184-3774-3

The setting of The Lady and the Tiger is Taiwan, Republic of China during the last days of the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1979. To the west is communist China, determined to reclaim this island it calls "a rogue province" and thereby, impose communist rule on what has been a democracy for thirty years. Rear Admiral James Linder, representing the U.S. government as the Commander of Taiwan Defense Forces, has been given the job of protecting the Republic of China from any such incursion. The Linders take up residence in Taipei and the countdown begins for this virtually unknown chapter of U.S. history. On December fifteenth 1978, the Carter Administration abrogates the Treaty that guaranteed Taiwan's safety, thus leaving the island vulnerable to a communist attack. Riots ensue and the Linder's lives are threatened. (For signed copy, contact Patricia Linder at 1-520-825-8335)