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"A sincerely lovely novel exploring the relationship between C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman - highly recommended"
Oh I did enjoy this read, it was totally unexpected and sincerely lovely, as while I adored (and still adore) visiting the Narnia of C.S. Lewis, I had absolutely no idea of the truly fascinating love story that existed between him and Joy Davidman. The author introduces this novel with a note to the reader, inviting you to meet Joy Davidman, to explore her courage, and wonder at the woman who corresponded with Lewis before leaving America to make his world her home. Patti Callahan has obviously spent a huge amount of time in research, and that really comes across, as I read I felt, really felt that I was listening to Joy tell her own story. She is written in such a way that I could hear her, feel her pain, explore her hope, her commitment, she bares her soul and I rather fell in love her and her writing. Religion plays an important part, both of them found Christianity later in life, both were constantly testing and examining their faith, if like me you are a non-believer, please do not turn away, yes it is hugely important, yet approached with the most considered hand by Patti Callahan. They say truth is stranger than fiction, and oh how that resonates here, Becoming Mrs Lewis is a beautiful, engaging, eloquent read and highly recommended.
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A beautiful and insightful love story written from the perspective of Joy Davidman about her relationship with C.S. Lewis.
This is a charming and insightful book written from the perspective of the writer Joy Davidman.
It is a novel, but I wanted to believe it was true – and, in a sense, it is because the truths of love and loss in human relationships run right through it. The events are plausible, if not accurate, and reflect Joy’s own words.
Patti Callahan has drawn upon the writings of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis (Jack) – and upon what others have written about them – as well as conversations with Joy’s son Douglas. Each chapter is headed by a quotation, many from the sonnets that Joy wrote for Jack and which tell the story of her growing, and for a long time unrequited, love for him.... Read Full Review
A wonderful story of a complex woman and a fascinating relationship with the bonus of an insight into the life of C.S. Lewis.
This compelling book tells of the love story between C.S. Lewis, Christian apologist, Oxford don and author of the Narnia books, and the American author and poet Joy Davidman, from the viewpoint of the latter.
It begins in 1946, in New York, when Joy, who is in a passionate but difficult marriage, has a deep mystical experience, transforming her from an atheist into a spiritual seeker, convinced of the reality of a loving God. As she and Bill struggle to make sense of their life and their marriage, she writes to Lewis in 1950, looking for help in finding spiritual certainties. Lewis replies, and that is the start of a deep friendship between him and Joy, conducted initially only by mail.
Two years later, Joy travels to England, a momentous undertaking.... Read Full Review
A most compelling read about Joy Davidman meeting C.S. Lewis and how they fell in love and their life together.
A very interesting book about C.S. Lewis meeting and marrying Joy Davidman. Joy was having a crisis so she wrote to C.S. (Jack) Lewis knowing he always answered correspondence. Thus began years of correspondence between the two when Joy was not happy in her marriage, as she was married to an alcoholic. She eventually went to England from America and met Jack and his brother Warnie. She went back to America afterwards and got her children bringing them to England and married C.S. Lewis after divorcing her husband. They were very happy together and spent their time with both of them writing, as she was also a writer. The final part of the book deals with their life together and a shared love of language and literature.... Read Full Review
