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Jack's Life
The Life Story of C.S. Lewis

by Douglas Gresham



      Since the release of the first book of The Chronicles of Narnia (and actually just before), the worlds of Academia and Entertainment have been buzzing about C.S. Lewis, the author of the fantastical children's series. Better known as "Jack" to the people who knew him best, Lewis used his own experiences with life and faith to aid him in his writings. He shared his knowledge with anyone who had enough passion to match his own. There were very few who had strong connections with him, but authors such as J.R.R. Tolkein, along with his wife, Joy Gresham, and her sons, David and Douglas, were a few of the privileged who got a chance to see what "Jack" was really about. Now Douglas Gresham, the younger of the two boys, has given Lewis' many fans and admirers a chance to see how the brilliant writer actually lived.

In a heart-twisting story of love, loss, and triumph over constant unrest in a time of war and unstable alliances, Gresham replays in detail Lewis' life from the beginning. From his birth to his last years as a grieving widower struggling to hold onto the strength that gave him the ability to go above and beyond the normal human capacity in everything, Gresham gives his stepfather a chance to live again in the pages of this well-written book.

I've always been a fan of C.S. Lewis' writings and while doing a senior seminar paper on the effects of his evolving faith in Christianity on his penning of the Chronicles of Narnia, I was given a chance to use this book as a reference. Upon picking it up, I knew I was in for something special, and I was right. Gresham's admiration and love for his stepfather radiate from every pore of this book, and his telling of the events in Lewis' life gives the reader a chance to see the deeper inner-workings of the man known as "Jack."

I highly recommend this book to everyone. It's not just another biography. It's a completely breath-taking adventure all in itself.

The Book

Broadman & Holman Publishers
October 1, 2005
Hardback
080543246-9
Nonfiction/Biography
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The Reviewer

Carisa Weeaks
Reviewed 2006
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