Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis

Book Review – Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis by Abigail Sanataria - a highly readable and interesting biography about CS Lewis little known wife. The movie Shadowlands was roughly based on their romance, but it was highly fictionalized. The real story is much more complicated.

I didn't explore it in my blog but I do find these complicated romances interesting from a Christian perspective. Somewhat similar to the June and Johnny Cash romance, Joy was married when she decided to pursue Lewis. Lewis resisted her advances for a long time and even though he very much enjoyed her company (and probably really did love her prior to their legal marriage, which at the time was only for her legal status in England) different circumstances would probably have meant that the marriage would not have happened.


Click through for a longer review on my blog http://bookwi.se/joy-poet-seeker-and-the-woman-who-captivated-c-s-lewis-by-abigail-santamaria/

A great biography on Joy Davidman, the woman who would become the wife of C. S. Lewis.