{"product_id":"undiplomatic-diaries-9780771075384","title":"Undiplomatic Diaries","description":"By: Charles Ritchie     \u003chr\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":"CA - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46307337601251,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780771075384","price":197.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780771075384.jpg?v=1745990960","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/undiplomatic-diaries-9780771075384","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}