In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found her voice. From New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan comes an exquisite novel of Joy Davidman, the woman C. S. Lewis called ?my whole world.? When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis?known as Jack?she was looking for spiritual answers, n In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found her voice. ...
| Title | : | Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis |
| Author | : | Patti Callahan |
| Rating | : | |
| Genres | : | Historical |
| ISBN | : | B07BB5PSJF |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 pages pages |
Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis Reviews
This novel was beautifully written, tender, soul-wrenching, hope-filled and painful. Years ago, I was inspired by the movie Shadowlands about Lewis and Davidman's relationship. This book added a great deal more depth to the story behind their relationship. I appreciated the way Callaha...
I didn?t know anything about Joy Davidman before reading this book, other than she was the wife of C.S. Lewis. What a fiery and whip-smart woman, mother, and writer. I loved seeing peeks into her writing life, the blossoming relationship between her and ?Jack,? and the gorgeous E...
I loved this book. I give it 4.5 stars out of 5. I knew very little about Mrs. C.S. Lewis and what I did know I got from the movie Shadowlands (Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger). And of course, I have read several of C.S. Lewis' books. This is the story of Joy Davidman and how she ...
The writing here is not fantastic (though it has fine moments), but the story and characters are more than enough to carry it. If you enjoyed this, and haven't read A Severe Mercy, do so immediately. You'll immediately see the crossovers and similarities. ...
4 intensity of love stars My reviews can be found here: https://yayareadslotsofbooks.wordpres... It is often very hard to find true love, searching for it, we so many times stumble looking for that one person who makes us whole, who makes us feel valued, who makes us feel loved. ...
BECOMING MRS. LEWIS is a book that I have been looking forward to reading for a long time. At the same time, I put it off because I was afraid it would not live up to my expectations. I had previously read JOY by Abigail Santamaria, an excellent non-fiction book about Joy Davidman and ...
Balancing Joy Davidman's pragmatic voice with a slow-rendered love story is a carefully thought out exercise in developing romance. Two largely different people come together against a circumstance that would shun them and continue to find their bond tightening. For those who know ...
Pulled me in, kept me up, left me joyful. Need I say more? In case you aren't yet persuaded to snatch up this beautiful book for your reading stack, let me add that Patti Callahan's writing is at times so breathtaking, as a writer, I paused to reread a turn of phrase. As magical as ...
This is going to be less a review than just myself explaining how I was all over the place while reading this novel. I think most people have heard of C. S. Lewis and his Narnia, but of his only wife Joy, very little. Was what drew me to this book. I liked it, I didn't like it, found i...
Full disclosure, I haven?t read the Narnia books and I know next to nothing about C.S. Lewis?s life beyond the fact that he wrote the Narnia books. Now I have seen the Narnia movies and I love the story and when my boy is old enough, I plan on reading the Narnia books together with...
Henry has artfully novelized the true story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, the American woman with whom he improbably fell in love before critical illness threatened everything. This book is beautiful and bittersweet. ...
I love C.S. Lewis and even studied his life and works in college?so when I heard there was a story about his wife, the book immediately became a highly anticipated read! And upon reading ?Becoming Mrs. Lewis,? I was happy to discover that the author, Ms. Callahan, possesses a sup...
I don't know if I can possibly put into words how much I loved this book...or how deeply it touched me. Which is almost funny because when I started reading it, I wasn't actually sure it would end up holding my interest. But once I got going, I couldn't stop. The writing itself is just...
This was the book Patti was born to write! ...
Check out my Q&A Interview with Author Patti Callahan Henry! Thank you, Patti? so much fun. Patti Callahan Henry has been a favorite author of mine throughout the years, an avid fan ?with twelve New York Times bestselling novels ? she has been hailed as a ?fresh new...
Becoming Mrs. Lewis is about the adult life of Joy Davidson. She is in a difficult marriage and has a tough time seeing her life playing out in a different way. While I found it interesting to learn more about the life of C.S. Lewis, overall this novel didn't keep my interest. My gr...
Oh so good! ALL the stars for this heart gripping read which was page turner for me. The book states: "The improbable love story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis" And that it is. I knew some of this story. But a lot I didn't. And it's so much more than that. I have been a fan of CS...
i knew nothing about CS Lewis's love life before reading this wonderful novel. Patti Callahan's writing brings the riveting love story between the famed novelist/theologian and Joy Davidman to life. The characters were relatable and real and I turned each page anxious to know what happ...
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I have to say that this book took me completely by surprise. Honestly, I think sometimes when I approach a book about real people, in this case C.S.Lewis and Joy Davidman, I cannot help but ask myself "So which one is going to be the jerk?" But Patti Callahan unfolds the story of the...
Vivid, compelling, and immersive! Becoming Mrs. Lewis is an intriguing interpretation about the life of Joy Davidman, the American writer and poet who through a shared conviction of Christianity and love of writing became a close confidant, friend, and wife of the famous fantasy w...
?The pair of Barbary lions ambled forward, placing their great paws on the earth, muscles dangerous and rippling beneath their fur as they approached the bars. A great grace surrounded them, as if they had come to understand their fate and accept it with roaring dignity. Their manes ...
After a recent surge of personal interest in the Chronicles of Narnia, I was really looking forward to reading Becoming Mrs. Lewis. However, it wasn't the book for me. The author writes beautifully (I'd like to learn some of her secrets) but the book itself was quite uninteresting and ...
This is some kind of special! 5 stars! ? ? ? ? ? Patti Callahan (Henry) is one of my favorite authors. How do I know this? I own all of her books and a few are ?saved? unread for the book apocalypse. You know, I?m well-prepared for that. When I read that she was wri...
How does one write a review for a book like this, a book that is quite possibly the best I've read this year? How can a review even begin to give this book the proper justice? This book has taken a piece of my heart with it when I finished it, never to be returned! I'll admit to havi...
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. The very essence of the extraordinary Joy Davidman (Gresham) (Lewis) has been beautifully captured by this author, Patti Callahan. Joy Davidman w...
?How is it that my heart is breaking and yet I?ve never been so happy?? Wow, what a truly beautiful retelling this is. It?s not often I enjoy a book as much as I did this one. Becoming Mrs. Lewis is a retelling of the friendship / marriage of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis....
I spent a lovely weekend getting lost in Becoming Mrs. Lewis! Never has a character walked the pages of a book and seemed so alive to me. The love story between Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis is not the traditional love story. It is filled with determination, confidence, and a deep respec...
Reading the last 100 page son Valentine's Day was a good call. Full review to come. ...
I first read an excerpt of this stunning new book and longed for more, so was ecstatic to receive a full review copy from Thomas Nelson-Fiction. Felt like Christmas had come early, which indeed it had, as BECOMING MRS. LEWIS is everything I?d hoped for and more. Author Patti Calla...
