Becoming Mrs. Lewis

This was a 3-star read for me until the last 10% of the book. Throughout the bulk of the book, everything was one struggle and indignity after the next. And somehow, the last few chapters gave that struggle acceptance and ultimately, grace.

Captivating. I laughed, I cried. I'd give this ten stars if I could.

Historical fiction is not usually my jam. But C. S. Lewis always is. So I was a little unsure about how I would feel about this book, which uses the facts that we know about Joy and C. S. Lewis to weave a fictional story about Joy's life before she encountered Lewis (Jack) in his writing, began corresponding with him, met him in Oxford, etc. But I absolutely loved it. I will definitely be reading it again. And reading it now also renews my desire to read Joy's own writings.