Undiplomatic Diaries: 1937-1971-Fast Shipping

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With an Introduction by Allan Gotlieb.

One of Canada’s most distinguished diplomats,Charles Ritchie was also a born diarist. Now, for the first time, Ritchie’s diplomaticdiaries are collected in one complete volume, covering his entire career in the CanadianForeign Service. Ritchie creates a startlingly vivid and perceptive portrait of dailylife at the centre of major historical events, including one of the finest accountsof the London Blitz ever written—the people in the parks, the shabby streets, theheightened 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.