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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
Surprised by Joy The Shape of My Early Life
Author: C.S. Lewis
"Surprised by Joy" is C.S. Lewis' auto-biographical book about the early, formational years of his life, which began with a vaguely religious upbringing, led into devout Atheism, and ended in Christ's drawing Lewis home. This book is excellent as auto-biographies (Christian or non-Christian) go as C.S. Lewis was one of the 20th Century's best st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780006238157
ISBN-10: 0006238157
Publication Date: 1977
Pages: 190
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Publisher: Fount
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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I was also surprised...Not by the book, or the content--this is fact was great reading. My surprise was that Lewis enjoyed my great-great-uncle's writing! He mentioned Rider Haggard part way through, which actually made me jump!

Lewis can write, there's no doubt about that. I have read many different genres of his. Narnia was one of the series of books that got me hooked on reading in the first place. Even at 50+, I will happily sit down and read the whole set.

Guess I'll add that to my "soon" list again...
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Autobiography of C.S. Lewis. Very interesting.


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