Jack: C. S. Lewis and His Times by George Sayer

Biography. Hardback from the now defunct Harper & Row (now HarperCollins). Published in 1988. From Herrick Public Library via interlibrary loan.

I thoroughly enjoyed this biography of C. S. Lewis. Somewhere on the internet (why don't I take better notes of where I get book recommendations?), someone said this was the one to read. Having only read Surprised by Joy I don't have a lot of experience with C. S. Lewis biographies. However, I certainly would not quarrel with describing this as a very well done biography. We benefit greatly by the author's relationship with Lewis. There is much to be learned of Jack and his life between these pages. A very engrossing memoir.

Publisher's summary:
A warm and perceptive insider's look at the life of C. S. Lewis, Jack is a personal biography of the gifted literary scholar, bestselling author, and one of this century's most influential Christian apologists. George Sayer, a long-time colleague and friend of Lewis, shares a wealth of information that only a trusted member of Lewis' inner circle could draw upon. He provides fresh and enlightening glimpses of life at the Kilns; days at Magdalen College; meetings with the Inklings; and the creative process that produced such world famous works as Out of the Silent Planet, Mere Christianity, the classic Chronicles of Narnia, and many others.

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