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A review by bonniereads777
Becoming Mrs. Lewis: Expanded Edition by Patti Callahan
4.0
This is the second book I've read by Patti Callahan, and the second outstanding read. This is a historical novel based on lives of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis. It is an account of their friendship and eventual marriage, but also provides insight into Davidman herself. In an unpredictable match, Lewis, a Christian bachelor, eventually married American Joy Davidman after corresponding for years. Many were surprised, but some were furious because Davidman was divorced.
We learn so much about Joy Davidman through this written portrait. The account of Davidman's life and prior marriage to an abusive and unfaithful man, Bill Gresham, is sad and compelling, but her willingness to leave her sons with him while she visited England was strange. I still don't understand it. Davidman was a complex woman and a published writer herself, although she is mostly known now as the woman who married C.S. Lewis. Her relationship with Lewis, her acceptance into his life by his brother Warnie, and her eventual death of cancer are all well portrayed.
I purchased this book in print copy. My review is voluntary and my opinions are my own.
We learn so much about Joy Davidman through this written portrait. The account of Davidman's life and prior marriage to an abusive and unfaithful man, Bill Gresham, is sad and compelling, but her willingness to leave her sons with him while she visited England was strange. I still don't understand it. Davidman was a complex woman and a published writer herself, although she is mostly known now as the woman who married C.S. Lewis. Her relationship with Lewis, her acceptance into his life by his brother Warnie, and her eventual death of cancer are all well portrayed.
I purchased this book in print copy. My review is voluntary and my opinions are my own.