Becoming Mrs. Lewis | Softcover

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARDS***''''Luminous and penetrating'''' Paula McLainA 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.