"What on earth would become of me if I should ever grow brave?"
When reading C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, inevitably a question should arise about the author himself - what was he like, who his friends were, what happened to him. Becoming Mrs. Lewis answers some of those questions, though keep in mind it IS a fictionalized version of the life of the woman who ended up marrying him. Still, it's an insight, and even if you end up disliking it (and a lot of people do, at that, because they say she was incredibly selfish based on what you read in this book) I think it's something you have to make up your mind for yourself. Certainly it's worth a read as it gives you all the glory of Oxford in fall!
When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis—known as Jack—she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford don and the beloved writer of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters. Embarking on the adventure of her life, Joy traveled from America to England and back again, facing heartbreak and poverty, discovering friendship and faith, and against all odds, finding a love that even the threat of death couldn’t destroy. Joy lived at a time when women weren’t meant to have a voice—and yet her love for Jack gave them both voices they didn’t know they had.
(from Goodreads)
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