Becoming Mrs. Lewis

 The story of how Joy Davidman became the wife of C. S. Lewis is the basis for the historical fiction novel called Becoming Mrs. Lewis which was written by Patti Callahan. Joy grew up in the Bronx. She graduated from high school at age 15 and from college at age 19. By the time she was 20 she earned a Master's degree in English literature from Columbia University. She had an IQ over 150. She went on to write sonnets, poems, and several books. She married a man and had two sons with him. By the time her sons were old enough to go to school her husband had become abusive, had affairs with other women, was an alcoholic and was prone to sudden rages that scared her and the children. She decided to take her boys and move to England. She met C. S. Lewis and had been corresponding with him frequently. Naturally the author of the Narnia series fascinated little boys. Joy's sons loved C. S. Lewis more than their own father. I enjoyed reading the story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis. I know most of the words in the book are from the imagination of the author but she did do her research. In 2015 a book of love poems written by Joy Davidman was published after being found in an attic. I found it very interesting to read about dinners in a pub with these two writers and others like Tokien.