{"product_id":"an-appetite-for-life-paperback-by-charles-ritchie","title":"An Appetite for Life Paperback by Charles Ritchie","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eMcClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2001-02-15)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e168\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780771075254\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e206.1\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.5 x 5.5 x 0.39\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eCharles Ritchie’s first volume of diaries, \u003ci\u003eThe Siren Years\u003c\/i\u003e, created a sensation when  it was published in 1974. Besides winning the Governor General’s Award for Non-fiction,  it was hailed by reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic. \u003ci\u003eAn Appetite for Life\u003c\/i\u003e, his  second volume, first published in 1977, deals with his youth in Halifax and his career  at Oxford—the years when Charles Ritchie turned from a callow, blundering youth  into a callow, blundering young man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As these diaries show, Charles Ritchie had  a sharp eye, a keen ear, a highly developed sense of the absurd, and—despite his  unhappy knack of landing flat on his face —a thorough “appetite for life.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This  is not only a hilariously funny book, but it presents a vivid picture of two worlds—Halifax and Oxford in the mid-twenties—that are now long gone. It also introduces  us to an astonishing range of characters, but the most astonishing of all is the  young Charles Ritchie himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eOne of Canada’s most distinguished diplomats, \u003cb\u003eCharles Ritchie\u003c\/b\u003e (1906–1995) had a brilliant career in Canada’s diplomatic corps, serving as Canada’s ambassador to Bonn, West Germany; as Canadian Permanent Representative to the United Nations; as ambassador to the United States during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson; and as High Commissioner to London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45350114754721,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780771075254","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780771075254.jpg?v=1762909332","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/an-appetite-for-life-paperback-by-charles-ritchie","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}