Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan Henry

I’m in awe of the inspiring love that developed between the two, so remarkable in fact, that Joy is somewhat of a muse for Jack, sparking works that delight us to this day. In a leap of faith, Joy travels to England from America and into the arms of her Jack. The two begin writing back and forth, exploring and deeply connecting through their words to each other and over their spiritual beliefs. In doing so, she begins writing about faith on behalf of she and her husband in letters of correspondence to C.S.

Joy and her husband are both writers, and after a terrifying experience involving her husband, Joy begins to explore and test her faith. Her husband is moody and drinks too much, and while there is palpable love between them, there is also a distance, a disconnect. The book begins with her life as a wife and mother, and I could sense right away that something is not right in her marriage.

When I read that she was writing historical fiction for the first time, and that it also involved C.S. How do I know this? I own all of her books and a few are “saved” unread for the book apocalypse. Patti Callahan (Henry) is one of my favorite authors. This is some kind of special! 5 stars! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 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.

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.Īt once a fascinating historical novel and a glimpse into a writer’s life, Becoming Mrs. 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. 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, finding a love that even the threat of death couldn’t destroy. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford don and the beloved writer of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters. Love, after all, wasn’t holding together her crumbling marriage. Lewis-known as Jack-she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Lewis called “my whole world.” When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. In a world where women were silenced, she found her voice.įrom New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan comes an exquisite novel of Joy Davidman, the woman C. In a most improbable friendship, she found love.

Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan Henry