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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! 0 Jonathan, thou wast slain in thy high places. They were led from the high pillared entrance hall up a rich red-carpeted marble stairway, through a wide, tapestried corridor and into the Long Drawing Room where small receptions such as tonight's were usually held. A big, elongated, shoe-box shaped room, high ceilinged, with crossbeams plastered over, it had the intimacy of a hotel lobby, though with rather more comfort.

This novel's plot follows the professional career of a Prime Minister of Canada, James McCallum Howden, who faces various challenges of governance relating to foreign policy during the Cold War and domestic issues, such as immigration reform.

With ‘In High Places’, Arthur Hailey describes the power struggle that takes place between warring political parties of Canada with each day bringing in new skirmishes and political maneuvers to haggle over. Though the Indian Lok Sabha maybe the epitome of ruckus with verbal blusters, sher-o-shayeris to woo the opposition, high theatrics when a point is not agreed to, the walkovers, the marshalling out, the general pandemonium in the house leaving an Finally, it happens not only in India!!!!!

I have always thought Arthur Hailey was a master story teller. I think he fell just a bit short in writing this book.

I have always thought Arthur Hailey was a master story teller. It is still worth reading though.

The Lament of David Part 1 December 23 rd On the afternoon and early evening of December 23rd, three events occurred, seemingly unconnected and, in distance, three thousand miles apart. One was a telephone call, over closely guarded circuits, from the President of the United States to the Prim. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! 0 Jonathan, thou wast slain in thy high places. Part 1 December 23 rd.

They were led from the high pillared entrance hall up a rich red-carpeted marble stairway, through a wide, tapestried corridor and into the Long Drawing Room where small receptions such as tonight's were usually held. So far, however, the invitingly grouped chairs and settees, upholstered in soft shades of turquoise and daffodil yellow, were unoccupied, the sixty or so guests standing, chatting in informal knots.

Through most of the journey into Ottawa the party director was silent, his face set grimly, his body tense with anger esponsible for the abortive pres.

Through most of the journey into Ottawa the party director was silent, his face set grimly, his body tense with anger esponsible for the abortive press conference on the airport ramp. More than others, perhaps, he could already visualize the hollowness of James Howden's statement about Immigration and Henri Duval as they would appear in print. Even more unfortunate, Richardson fumed, the Government - in the person of the Prime Minister - had taken a stand from which it would be exceedingly.

New York Times bestselling author Arthur Hailey takes readers into the highest echelons of government as two nations’ leaders prepare for a third world war. A call from the US president to Canada’s prime ministe. n intimate reception at the Ottawa residence of Her Majesty’s. n intimate reception at the Ottawa residence of Her Majesty’s governor general.

Arthur Frederick Hailey was born on 5 April 1920, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, the . Hailey's second novel, In High Places (Doubleday) was published in 1962.

Arthur Frederick Hailey was born on 5 April 1920, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, the only child of George Wellington Hailey, a factory worker, and Elsie Wright Hailey. An avid reader, Hailey began to write poems, plays and stories at a young age. He once said, "My mother left me off chores so I could write. Hailey's second novel, In High Places (Doubleday) was published in 1962

Arthur Hailey (1920–2004), the author of eleven novels, many of which became New York Times bestsellers, was born in Luton, England

Arthur Hailey (1920–2004), the author of eleven novels, many of which became New York Times bestsellers, was born in Luton, England. He served as a pilot and flight lieutenant in the British Royal Air Force during World War II and immigrated to Canada in 1947. While working for a transportation trade magazine, he scored his first writing success with a television drama, and began to write screenplays full-time for various networks during the golden age of live television.