Now a USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestseller! Meet the
brilliant writer, fiercely independent mother, and passionate woman
who captured the heart of C.S. Lewis and inspired the books that
still enchant and change us today. When poet and writer Joy
Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis-known as Jack-she was
looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn't
holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New
Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford professor and the
beloved writer of The Chronicles 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, found a love that even the threat of death couldn't destroy.
In this masterful exploration of one of the greatest love stories
of modern times, we meet a brilliant writer, a fiercely independent
mother, and a passionate woman who changed the life of this
respected author and inspired books that still enchant us and
change us. 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. At once a fascinating historical novel and a glimpse
into a writer's life, Becoming Mrs. Lewis is above all a love
story-a love of literature and ideas and a love between a husband
and wife that, in the end, was not impossible at all. Praise for
Becoming Mrs. Lewis: "Becoming Mrs. Lewis deftly explores the life
and work of Joy Davidman, a bold and brilliant woman who is long
overdue her time in the spotlight. Carefully researched.
Beautifully written. Deeply romantic. Fiercely intelligent. It is
both a meditation on marriage and a whopping grand adventure.
Touching, tender, and triumphant, this is a love story for the
ages." -Ariel Lawhon, New York Times bestselling author of I Was
Anastasia "Patti Callahan Henry breathes wondrous fresh life into
one of the greatest literary love stories of all time . . . The
result is a deeply moving story about love and loss that is
transformative and magical." -Pam Jenoff, New York Times
bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale "It's novel. And it's a
very good one. . . extraordinarily accurate. . . more accurate than
most biographical essays that have been written about my mother."
-Douglas Gresham, son of Joy Davidman, wife of C.S. Lewis This
expanded edition includes: Map of Oxford Expanded discussion guide
with 20+ questions for book clubs Timeline of Jack's and Joy's
Lives Joy's (imagined) letter to Jack 10 Things You May Not Know
About Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis's Love Story Behind-the-scenes
essay: Oxford-The City
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