{"product_id":"9780771075384","title":"Undiplomatic Diaries: 1937-1971","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRitchie, Charles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMcClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Allan Gotlieb. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of Canada’s most distinguished diplomats,  Charles Ritchie was also a born diarist. Now, for the first time, Ritchie’s diplomatic  diaries are collected in one complete volume, covering his entire career in the Canadian  Foreign Service. Ritchie creates a startlingly vivid and perceptive portrait of daily  life at the centre of major historical events, including one of the finest accounts  of the London Blitz ever written\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003ethe people in the parks, the shabby streets, the  heightened love affairs. Ritchie’s life was a whirl of high-society engagements,  and he turns his dry wit and irreverence to the social scene. Evocative and compelling,  these diaries beautifully portray a forgotten era.","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214331605247,"sku":"9780771075384","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780771075384_s600x595.jpg?v=1782318599","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780771075384","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}