Joy Davidson was
struggling with her conversion to Christianity and with her writing
career. When a friend suggested she write to C. S. Lewis, she didn’t
expect much. She received the response to her first letter and the
feelings they shared evolved into a correspondence that sustained
both of them.
During this time,
Joy’s marriage was falling apart. She loved her two sons, but her
husband was a womanizing alcoholic. When her cousin Renee, came to
live with them to escape her alcoholic husband, things came to a
head. Joy was ill and Renee suggested that she get away to get
better. Joy chose England where she and C. S. Lewis met. The
attraction was instantaneous, but Joy couldn’t completely leave her
boys. When she returned home, things were even more stressful than
when she left. Her husband and Renee had become lovers.
This is a very
emotional story and well developed by the author. The love story was
a much a meeting of the minds as it was a romance. Indeed, it seemed
that it might never become consummated. I could feel Joy’s desire
and pain. It was a very moving experience.
I highly recommend
this book. It is a love story, but it also takes you into the atmosphere
at Oxford. I loved the descriptions. The book has an obviously
religious background, but it can also be enjoyed as a character study
of two very cerebral people falling in love.
I received this book
from BookLook Bloggers for this review.
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