Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis

by Patti Callahan and Patti Callahan Henry

Book Overview

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, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea.

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.

Full-length historical novel about the wife of C.S. LewisIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785224505
• ISBN13: 9780785224501
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.5"

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This book was a delight through and through. Callahan create a character rich with depth, showing the human and divine that lives within Davidman, reminiscent of us all. Davidman was a strong, emotionally complex woman with a gifted mind. The author portrays her in a believable way,showing both her insecurities and strengths. 10/10 my favorite Callahan book.