{"product_id":"c-s-lewis-a-biography-9780007157143","title":"C. S. Lewis: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the true story of C.S. Lewis - one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century - whose books for children and adults have become much-loved classics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the story of C.S. Lewis has been made famous through the film 'Shadowlands'. Here this fascinating man's entire life-story is told by those who knew him personally.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.S. Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898 and was sent to England for a public school education with his elder brother, Warren. Lewis exhibited a genius for imagination and perception from his earliest years. Brought up in a Christian household, Lewis lost his faith in his teenage years but was to regain it, with reluctance, as a fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. His faith subsequently influenced his writings. He became a vigorous champion of the Christian faith through classics such as Mere Christianity and through his BBC broadcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis Chronicles of Narnia became children's classics and he was deluged with correspondence from his young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his latter years he unexpectedly fell deeply in love with a divorced American, Joy Greshem, and married her, only to suffer the devastation of her death a few years later. C.S. Lewis died in 1963 at his home in Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring his lifetime C.S. Lewis suggested to his friend, Roger Lancelyn Green, who was a fellow English scholar, that he would undertake his biography one day. After Lewis's death in 1963 Lancelyn Green and Walter Hooper were approached by several of Lewis's friends, to write the biography. Warren Lewis, brother to Jack, contributed a great deal to the writing. The authors had at their disposal a vast collection of letters and diaries, as well as the recollections of many surviving family members and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalter Hooper has enhanced the original text with additional material to provide a new, expanded edition which all C.S. Lewis fans will be keen to own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Lancelyn Green,Walter Hooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Entertainment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007157143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814543577225,"sku":"9780007157143","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_47c70b1e-d6eb-4196-af1a-423384c07276.jpg?v=1779826495","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/c-s-lewis-a-biography-9780007157143","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}