Título: Becoming Mrs. Lewis: Expanded Edition
Autor: Patti Callahan
Sinopse: Meet the brilliant writer, fiercely independent mother, and passionate woman who captured the heart of C.S. Lewis and inspired the books that still enchant and change us today, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea.
When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis—known as Jack—she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn’t holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford professor and the beloved writer of The Chronicles of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters.
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, found a love that even the threat of death couldn’t destroy.
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. 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.
At once a fascinating historical novel and a glimpse into a writer’s life, Becoming Mrs. 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.
This expanded edition includes: Map of Oxford Expanded discussion guide with 20+ questions perfect for book clubs Timeline of Jack's 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 Behind-the-scenes essay: Oxford—The City
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Becoming Mrs. Lewis: Expanded Edition”, de Patti Callahan, publicado pela editora Thomas Nelson, em 2020 e com 448 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Thomas Nelson
Páginas: 448
Ano: 2020-03-24
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0785218092
ISBN13: 9780785218098
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Thomas Nelson convidam o leitor a uma experiência marcada pela fé cristã, com foco em espiritualidade prática e fortalecimento pessoal. O catálogo traz obras que exploram batalhas espirituais, orações e meditações diárias, além de narrativas que mesclam romance, superação e esperança em cenários que vão do cotidiano familiar a pequenas comunidades. A linguagem costuma ser acessível, com tom encorajador e ritmo que alterna entre reflexões profundas e histórias envolventes. O leitor encontrará tanto textos devocionais e guias de oração quanto romances contemporâneos que abordam desafios emocionais e relacionamentos sob a perspectiva da fé.
