{"product_id":"an-appetite-for-life-the-education-of-a-young-diarist-1924-1927-9780771075254","title":"An Appetite for Life: The Education of a Young Diarist, 1924-1927","description":"Charles 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780771075254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Charles Ritchie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181260959925,"sku":"9780771075254","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f4403f66-ec21-4898-9dbb-c5a80f0ef307.jpg?v=1768922394","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-appetite-for-life-the-education-of-a-young-diarist-1924-1927-9780771075254","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}