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Loading... C.S. Lewis Through the Shadowlandsby Brian Sibley
![]() None No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() The story of CS Lewis, and Joy Davidman whom he met and married late in life. Well-researched - although re-reading, I found the early section about CS Lewis a little dull since I had read about his life so many times - but the brief biography of Joy Davidman and the story of their unexpected romance was moving. The opening chapter tells of Joy's funeral; she was very ill when they married, and their time together was brief but very special. I expected to spend a week or two reading this, but found it hard to put down once I'd reached the section about Joy. Recommended to anyone interested in either of these fascinating people. I've been a fan of C.S Lewis for about two years but I've never really known much about his life and this book was enourmously helpful in filling me in on the events but there was very little feeling of involvment in the story, I guess this is the case with a lot of biographies as they're written from an outsider perspective. Which is why I think surprised by joy or one of the other biographies maybe more worthwhile, I think if someone's life story can't be written by themself then someone close to the person should write it. Though I did enjoy discovering many of C.S Lewis' influences which I will now seek to read myself and the other main delight of the book was discovering Joy Davidman but again the book feels like it only scratches the surface of events and I feel like I want to go deeper. no reviews | add a review
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In the summer of 1952, C.S. Lewis met Joy Gresham for the first time. Born a Jew, she was a 37-year-old Christian convert taking time out from an unfaithful husband. He, at 54, was one of England's leading Christians and author of the Narnia Chronicles. This is the story of their love. No library descriptions found. |
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