Publisher: Thomas Nelson; Reprint edition (March 24, 2020)
Language: English
Paperback: 448 pages
ISBN-10: 0785218092
ISBN-13: 978-0785218098
Item Weight: 12.8 ounces
Dimensions: 5.55 x 1.15 x 8.4 inches
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From the Publisher
Meet the Woman Beside C.S. Lewis
The Muse of C.S. Lewis & The Woman Behind Narnia
After reading several works of C.S. Lewis, Joy Davidman was so moved that she wrote him in England. The two were long-distance pen pals for three years before they met in person. Joy eventually moved to England and they married in 1957.
C.S. Lewis calledJoy his "whole world (stars, water, air, and field, and forest. as they were reflected in a single mind)."
Joy influenced some of Lewis' most significant works. He was so enraptured with her that her death nearly destroyed him and his faith.
Expanded Edition
Poet and novelist Joy Davidman once wrote in an essay, “What in the world would ever become of us if we should ever grow brave?” In this novel, we answer that question as we follow Joy on a decade long journey of transformation from a wife and mother in upstate New York to the beloved wife of C. S. Lewis.
The expanded edition of Becoming Mrs. Lewis, the Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis, includes:
A Map of Oxford
An Expanded Discussion Guide with 20+ Questions for Book Clubs
A Timeline of Jack 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
A Behind the Scenes Essay: Oxford—The City
Go Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis
Sneak Peak Behind the Episodes & the Audiobook
This edition collects all the interviews from Patti Callahan's Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis podcast, as well as extensive bonus material not previously released.
Episodes, interviews, and bonus content not previously released include:
What About the Children Part I with Douglas Gresham (before cancer)
What About the Children Part II with Douglas Gresham (after cancer)
Losing Faith: Did Lewis lose his faith after Joy's Death? with Dr. David Downing
Why Joy? Why did Lewis choose Joy Davidman? Dr. Crystal Hurd and Dr. Crystal Downing
Muse and Co-Author - Joy as Lewis' muse and co-author with Andrew Lazo
The Lost Love Sonnets - Joy's poetry to C.S. Lewis with Dr. Don W. King
Surprised by Love - How love found C.S. Lewis with Andrew Lazo
And over two hours of additional bonus content!
An Original Podcast Audiobook
While writing her novel Becoming Mrs. Lewis, Patti Callahan was inspired by numerous experts with scholarly, literary, and personal connections to Lewis and Davidman.
Join author Patti Callahan for a seven-part original podcast that explores in depth the improbable and beautiful love story between C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman with exclusive expert interviews and bonus content, including:
Joy Davidman’s son and C.S. Lewis’s step-son, Douglas Gresham
Drs. David and Crystal Downing, codirectors of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College
Dr. Crystal Hurd, author, and editor for Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal and Author, Dr. Andrew Lazo, who specializes in works from C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman
Scholar, speaker, Montreat College Professor and author of Yet One More Spring: A Critical Study of the Words of Joy Davidman, Dr. Don W. King