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A short, honest account of mourning his wife
1961Fast paceMelancholic
What it is about
After his wife, Joy Davidman, died, C. S. Lewis kept a notebook of his thoughts and feelings. It was first published under a pen name. In it he wrestles with grief and with his faith.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who are grieving or who want an honest book about loss.
What you will get
A short, raw reflection that many readers keep for hard times.
A Grief Observed Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Grief · Faith · Journal
Length
76 pages · ≈ 2 h
More about this book
Characters
C. S. Lewis.
Setting
Oxford, in the late 1950s.
What makes it different
A very personal and unguarded book from a famous Christian writer.
Feel
Raw, honest and brief.
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