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Lenten Lands - by Douglas H Gresham (Paperback)

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  • Including the True Story of the Remarkable Love Affair between Joy Davidman and C. S. LewisThere has probably never been a less likely couple: she, an American divorcee and the mother of two young boys; he, an Oxford don and confirmed bachelor who inhabited an eccentric household with his brother, a retired Royal Army major.
  • Author(s): Douglas H Gresham
  • 256 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Religious

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About the Book



A stepson's intimate portrait of C.S. Lewis. Douglas Gresham recollects his childhood and adolescent years in C.S. Lewis's household. An engaging memoir with an album of 20 family photographs.



Book Synopsis



Including the True Story of the Remarkable Love Affair between Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis

There has probably never been a less likely couple: she, an American divorcee and the mother of two young boys; he, an Oxford don and confirmed bachelor who inhabited an eccentric household with his brother, a retired Royal Army major. Yet the relationship of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, portrayed in this moving autobiography by her son Douglas Gresham, was destined to become of the most deeply moving love stories of our time.



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There has probably not been a less likely couple: she, an American divorcee and the mother of two young boys; he, an Oxford don and confirmed bachelor who inhabited an eccentric household with his brother, a retired Royal Army major. Yet the relationship of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, as told here by her son Douglas Gresham, was destined to become one of the most deeply moving love stories of the twentieth century.



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"A moving recollection of one of the most tender love stories of mid-century." -- Chicago Tribune


Dimensions (Overall): 7.76 Inches (H) x 5.15 Inches (W) x .66 Inches (D)
Weight: .47 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Religious
Publisher: HarperOne
Format: Paperback
Author: Douglas H Gresham
Language: English
Street Date: November 25, 2003
TCIN: 77247203
UPC: 9780060634476
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-5985
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.66 inches length x 5.15 inches width x 7.76 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.47 pounds
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