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A Severe Mercy: C. S. Lewis´s influence on a moving and tragic love story
Sheldon Vanauken
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Description for A Severe Mercy: C. S. Lewis´s influence on a moving and tragic love story
Paperback. A story of love, loss, and friendship with C. S. Lewis Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
C. S. Lewis was their mentor and friend. When tragedy struck, he became their guide and a comforter of piercing insight and compassion. His letters are carefully preserved and reproduced in this moving account of the extraordinary love between Sheldon Vanauken and Jean Davis. This beautiful tale bears witness not only to the relationship between Van and Davy, but to the understanding which grew between two men who both had to suffer the severe pain of loss.
C. S. Lewis was their mentor and friend. When tragedy struck, he became their guide and a comforter of piercing insight and compassion. His letters are carefully preserved and reproduced in this moving account of the extraordinary love between Sheldon Vanauken and Jean Davis. This beautiful tale bears witness not only to the relationship between Van and Davy, but to the understanding which grew between two men who both had to suffer the severe pain of loss.
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444701401
SKU
V9781444701401
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99-50
About Sheldon Vanauken
The late Sheldon Vanauken was educated at the Universities of Yale and Oxford. For many years he was a Professor of English and History at Lynchburg College in his native Virginia.
Reviews for A Severe Mercy: C. S. Lewis´s influence on a moving and tragic love story
One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It belongs in the genre of St Augustine's Confessions.
Dom Julian OSB
Very, very good ... I don't think I could ever forget it.
The Rev. Walter Hooper
Dom Julian OSB
Very, very good ... I don't think I could ever forget it.
The Rev. Walter Hooper