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

One of the great love stories of modern times, Becoming Mrs. Lewis reveals the passionate, private lives of a beloved, world-renowned author, C.S. Lewis, and the brilliant, fiercely independent woman he called ‘my whole World’.

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARDS***

''Luminous and penetrating'' Paula McLain

A heart-rending historical romance.

Poet, atheist, and communist, New Yorker Joy Davidman is an unconventional woman--and an unlikely partner for an English academic and theologian. And when she starts a correspondence with Narnia author C. S. Lewis, she isn''t looking for love. Her own marriage crumbling, she seeks refuge in her work and guidance from a writer she admires. But in Joy''s letters Lewis discovers a kindred spirit and an intellect to equal his own. Bonding over a shared love of literature and ideas, a deep connection is forged between the two. Embarking on the adventure of a lifetime, Joy travels from America to England and back again. Facing heartbreak and poverty, discovering friendship and faith, against all the odds, the couple struggle to secure a love that will endure forever.

• | Author: Patti Callahan
• | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• | Publication Date: May 16, 2019
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780310104803
• | ISBN-10: 0310104807